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 .
Wikipedia
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  • Armenian Apostolic church
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,612 metres (5,289 feet)
  • …is also known as “Tegher”
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope and Arshakuni Buriap Vryptat at aghtsk 4th century.

Building
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The Orgov Radio-Optical Telescope, also known as ROT54… is situated 630 metres north of Tegher Monastery.

Archaeological site
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The Arshakid Kings Mausoleum and Basilica is a grave… is situated 3½ km south of Tegher Monastery.

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The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, or Byurakan… is situated 3 km southeast of Tegher Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tegher and Orgov.

Village
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality…

Village
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of .

Village
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of .

Tegher Monastery

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Latitude
40.34534° or 40° 20′ 43″ north
Longitude
44.23986° or 44° 14′ 24″ east
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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