Tegher Monastery
Tegher Monastery is an early 13th-century Armenian monastery and church located on the southeastern slopes of Mount Aragats near the modern village of Tegher, and across the gorge from the village of Byurakan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
- Armenian Apostolic church
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,610 metres (5,290 feet)
- …is also known as “Tegher”
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope and Arshakuni Buriap Vryptat at aghtsk 4th century.
Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope
The Orgov Radio-Optical Telescope, also known as ROT54…
630 metres north of Tegher Monastery
Arshakuni Buriap Vryptat at aghtsk 4th century
The Arshakid Kings Mausoleum and Basilica is a grave…
3½ km south of Tegher Monastery
Byurakan astrophysic observatory
The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, or Byurakan…
3 km southeast of Tegher Monastery
Villages in the Area
Discover Tegher and Orgov.
Orgov
Orgov is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
Antarut
Antarut is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
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
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building = church
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = armenian_apostolic
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Tegher Monastery” goes by many names.
TegherArmenian
Վանական համալիր ՏեղերիArmenian
ՏեղերArmenian
Տեղերի վանքArmenian
TegherCatalan
Tegher MonasteryDutch
Monaĥejo TegherEsperanto
ტეღერის მონასტერიGeorgian
صومعه تغرPersian
Монастырь ТегерRussian
Teğer ManastırıTurkish
Монастир ТегерUkrainian
Տեղերի վանքWestern Armenian
Kleaster TegherWestern Frisian
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