Hermon Monastery
Hermon Monastery is a monastery in Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,974 metres. Hermon Monastery is situated nearby to the village Yeghegis, as well as near Arates.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Surp Stepanos Church, Yeghegis and Kalasar.
Surp Stepanos Church, Yeghegis
Church
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Surp Stepanos Church, Yeghegis is situated 3 km west of Hermon Monastery.
Kalasar
Dwelling
Kalasar is an abandoned village in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. It once belonged to the community of Hermon. Kalasar is situated 2 km northeast of Hermon Monastery.
Medieval Jewish cemetry
Cemetery
Photo: Nairi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Medieval Jewish cemetry is a cemetery, which is situated 3½ km west of Hermon Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hermon and Yeghegis.
Hermon
Village
Photo: Albero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hermon is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia.
Yeghegis
Village
Photo: Ավետիսյան91, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yeghegis is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. It has a rich historical past, with the medieval Zorats Church, the Tsakhats Kar Monastery and the Smbataberd fortress being located in the vicinity of Yeghegis, as well as a Jewish cemetery from the 13th century. Yeghegis is situated 3½ km west of Hermon Monastery.
Arates
Village
Photo: Z galstyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arates is an abandoned village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. Arates is situated 4½ km northeast of Hermon Monastery.
Hermon Monastery
- Type: Monastery
- Category: religion
- Location: Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
39.87519° or 39° 52′ 31″ northLongitude
45.40073° or 45° 24′ 3″ eastElevation
1,974 metres (6,476 feet)Open location code
8HF7VCG2+37GeoNames ID
11190369
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In Other Languages
“Hermon Monastery” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Հերմոնի վանք”
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