Poghos-Petros Surb

Poghos-Petros Surb is a church in Armavir Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 951 metres. Poghos-Petros Surb is situated nearby to the village Amberd, as well as near Lernamerdz.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Mesrop Mashtots church and st. Anna.

Saint Mesrop Mashtots church

Church

Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church is an Armenian Apostolic church in Oshakan that contains the grave of Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet. Saint Mesrop Mashtots church is situated 4 km northeast of Poghos-Petros Surb.

st. Anna

Church

Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

st. Anna is a church, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Poghos-Petros Surb.

Oshakan bridge

Bridge

Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Oshakan bridge is situated 3½ km east of Poghos-Petros Surb.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amberd and Lernamerdz.

Amberd

Village

Amberd; known as Franganots until 1978, is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The village is home to the historic church of Thomas the Apostle, dating back to the 12th century.

Lernamerdz

Village

Photo: Գարվիք, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lernamerdz is an Armenian village of 400 people in Armavir Province that still follows Soviet communism, even after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Doghs

Village

Photo: Raz from Armenia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Doghs is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. In 894, Smbat I defeated Emir Apshin of Atrapatakan in a battle at Doghs. The town's church, dedicated to Surb Stepanos, was built in the 19th century. Doghs is situated 2½ km south of Poghos-Petros Surb.

Poghos-Petros Surb

Type: Church
Category: religion
Location: Armavir Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

40.24451° or 40° 14′ 40″ north

Longitude

44.27508° or 44° 16′ 30″ east

Elevation

951 metres (3,120 feet)

Open location code

8HG667VG+R2

GeoNames ID

11110562

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In Other Languages

“Poghos-Petros Surb” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Poghos-Petros Surb”
Armenian: “Պողոս-Պետրոս Սուրբ.”

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