Hovhannes Surb

Hovhannes Surb is a church in Armenia and has an elevation of 1,047 metres. Hovhannes Surb is situated nearby to the village Voskevaz, as well as near Voskehat.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Mesrop Mashtots church and Oshakan bridge.

Saint Mesrop Mashtots church

Church

Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church is an Armenian Apostolic church in Oshakan that contains the grave of Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet. Saint Mesrop Mashtots church is situated 2½ km southeast of Hovhannes Surb.

Oshakan bridge

Bridge

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Oshakan bridge is situated 2½ km southeast of Hovhannes Surb.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Voskevaz and Voskehat.

Voskevaz

Village

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Voskevaz is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Not far from the center of the village is the church of Surp Hovhannes, built between the 7th and 12th centuries. The village is home to the Hayasy brewery.

Voskehat

Village

Voskehat is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located on the right bank of Amberd river, 7 km southwest of the provincial capital Ashtarak.

Oshakan

Village

Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oshakan is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia located 3 kilometers southwest from Ashtarak. It is well known to historians and pilgrims of the Armenian Apostolic Church as the site of the grave of Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet.

Hovhannes Surb

Type: Church
Category: religion
Location: Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

40.27508° or 40° 16′ 30″ north

Longitude

44.2973° or 44° 17′ 50″ east

Elevation

1,047 metres (3,435 feet)

Open location code

8HG677GW+2W

GeoNames ID

11231074

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In Other Languages

“Hovhannes Surb” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Hovhannes Surb”
Armenian: “Հովհաննես Սուրբ.”

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