Yelasar
Yelasar is a mountain in Ani Municipality, Shirak Province and has an elevation of 1,580 metres. Yelasar is situated nearby to the village Norshen, as well as near Ani.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ani and Cathedral of Ani.
Ani
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ani is an abandoned city in Eastern Anatolia, 44 km east of Kars and right on the border with Armenia. It was the chief city of Armenia in the 11th century, but dwindled thereafter, and was abandoned in the 13th century.
Cathedral of Ani
Church
The Cathedral of Ani is the largest standing building in Ani, the capital city of medieval Bagratid Armenia, located in present-day eastern Turkey, on the border with modern Armenia. Cathedral of Ani is situated 3 km northwest of Yelasar.
Tigran Honents Church
Church
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of St Gregory of Tigran Honents, or Church of Saint Gregory the Illuminator is a medieval religious structure located in Ani, in Turkey's Kars province next to the closed border with Armenia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norshen and Ani.
Ani
Village
Photo: Jaba1977, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ani is a village, which is situated 4 km northwest of Yelasar.
Aniavan
Village
Aniavan (Armenian: Անիավան is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 516 in 2010, up from 377 at the 2001 census. Aniavan is situated 5 km southeast of Yelasar.
Yelasar
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,580 metres
- Also known as: “Yeller”
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Ani Municipality, Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Yelasar from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Yelasar” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ելասար”
- Armenian: “Ելլեռ”
- Armenian: “Յոլթեփե”
- Ladin: “Yelasar”
- Russian: “Еласар”
- Russian: “Еллер”
- Turkish: “Yelasar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gtashen and Anipemza.
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