Surb Yeghia
Surb Yeghia is a locality in Aragatsotn Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,360 metres. Surb Yeghia is situated nearby to the locality Hin Karbi, as well as near Lazrevan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Sarkis Monastery of Ushi and Hovhannavank.
Saint Sarkis Monastery of Ushi
Church
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Saint Sarkis Monastery is a large monastic complex, 45 by 54 metres just outside the village of Ushi in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It sits at the far side of what was once a settlement site from the 3rd - 1st millennia BC.
Hovhannavank
Church
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Hovhannavank, also Yovhannavank‘ is a medieval monastery located in the village of Ohanavan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The monastery stands on the edge of the Kasagh River canyon, and its territory is adjacent to the village of Ohanavan. Hovhannavank is situated 3½ km east of Surb Yeghia.
Surb Astvatsatsin Church of Karbi
Church
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The church of Surp Astvatsatsin is located just off of the main highway through the village of Karbi in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The basilica was completed between the years of 1691–1693, while the belfry was built earlier in 1338. Surb Astvatsatsin Church of Karbi is situated 2½ km southeast of Surb Yeghia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ghazaravan and Ushi.
Ghazaravan
Village
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Ghazaravan is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Nearby, there are Bronze Age fortresses.
Ushi
Village
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Ushi is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It contains a 10th-century chapel, and approximately 1 km outside the village are the ruins of Saint Sargis Monastery of the 7th to 13th centuries.
Ohanavan
Village
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Ohanavan is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Ohanavan was resettled in 1828 by emigrants from Muş. On a nearby escarpment sits the 13th-century Hovhannavank Monastery. Ohanavan is situated 3 km east of Surb Yeghia.
Surb Yeghia
- Type: Locality
- Location: Aragatsotn Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.34589° or 40° 20′ 45″ northLongitude
44.3501° or 44° 21′ 0″ eastElevation
1,360 metres (4,462 feet)Open location code
8HG689W2+92GeoNames ID
11231037
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In Other Languages
“Surb Yeghia” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Surb Yeghia”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Եղիա”
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