Surb Grigor Lusavorich Church

Surb Grigor Lusavorich Church is a monastery in Lake Sevan Region, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,952 metres. Surb Grigor Lusavorich Church is situated near Noratus cemetery, as well as near the village Artsvakar.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Noratus cemetery and Holy Mother of God Church.

Noratus cemetery

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Noratus Cemetery, also spelled Noraduz, is a medieval cemetery with many early khachkars located in the village of Noratus in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, near Gavar and Lake Sevan, 90 km north of Yerevan. Noratus cemetery is situated 720 metres north of Surb Grigor Lusavorich Church.

Holy Mother of God Church

Church

Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Holy Mother of God Church is situated 1 km northwest of Surb Grigor Lusavorich Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Noratus and Artsvakar.

Noratus

Village

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Noratus is a village in the Gavar Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, near the town of Gavar. The village has a rich historical past, and is famous for the Noratus cemetery, the largest surviving cemetery in the world featuring khachkars.

Artsvakar

Village

Artsvakar, is former village and currently a neighbourhood within the town of Gavar, the capital of Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It is home to an Iron Age fortress, dating back to the 2nd millennium BC.

Gavar

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Gavar is a town of 18,000 in Armenia's Lake Sevan Region on the shores of Gavaraget river. This article also includes nearby Noratus.

Surb Grigor Lusavorich Church

Type: Monastery
Also known as: “Church of Saint Gregory the Illuminator” and “Daputs Monastery”
Category: religion
Location: Lake Sevan Region, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

40.36783° or 40° 22′ 4″ north

Longitude

45.18374° or 45° 11′ 2″ east

Elevation

1,952 metres (6,404 feet)

Open location code

8HG7959M+4F

GeoNames ID

11108897

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Surb Grigor Lusavorich Church” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Դափուց վանք”
Armenian: “Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ եկեղեցի”
Western Armenian: “Դափուց վանք”
Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ եկեղեցի”

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