Caucasus
Armenia
Aragatsotn Province

Tegher Monastery

Tegher Monastery is an early 13th-century Armenian monastery and church located on the southeastern slopes of near the modern village of , and across the gorge from the village of in the of .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Tegher”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Byurakan astrophysic observatory and Artavazik Church.

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The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, or Byurakan Observatory is an astronomical owned and operated by the Armenian Academy of Sciences. It is located on the slope of in the village of in . is situated 3 km southeast of Tegher Monastery.

Church
Photo: Melqon93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
of the 7th century is located in a stone field one kilometer northeast just a little outside the village of in the of . is situated 4 km east of Tegher Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tegher and Orgov.

Village
Photo: nina stoessinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of on the southern slope of . The town contains the Monastery of built in 1213.

Village
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of . is home to the Radio-Optical Telescope and remains of a Bronze Age fort.

Village
Photo: Hambi88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of .

Tegher Monastery

Latitude
40.34534° or 40° 20′ 43″ north
Longitude
44.23986° or 44° 14′ 24″ east
Elevation
1,612 metres (5,289 feet)
Open location code
8HG686WQ+4W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 293757280
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Geo­Names ID
11129629
Wiki­data ID
Q2664913
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Tegher Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Tegher”
  • Armenian: “Վանական համալիր Տեղերի”
  • Armenian: “Տեղեր”
  • Armenian: “Տեղերի վանք”
  • Catalan: “Tegher”
  • Dutch: “Tegher Monastery”
  • Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Tegher”
  • French: “Tegher”
  • French: “Tégher”
  • Georgian: “ტეღერის მონასტერი”
  • German: “Kloster Tegher”
  • Persian: “صومعه تغر”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Тегер”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Tegher”
  • Turkish: “Teğer Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Тегер”
  • Western Armenian: “Տեղերի վանք”
  • Western Frisian: “Kleaster Tegher”

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