Ushi
Ushi is a historical site in Aragatsotn Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,445 metres. Ushi is situated nearby to the village Ohanavan, as well as near Ghazaravan.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Saint Sarkis Monastery of Ushi is situated 290 metres south of Ushi.
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 2½ km southeast of Ushi.
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 Ushi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ushi and Ohanavan.
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.
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. Ghazaravan is situated 2½ km west of Ushi.
Ushi
- Type: Historical site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Aragatsotn Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.3501° or 40° 21′ 0″ northLongitude
44.36108° or 44° 21′ 40″ eastElevation
1,445 metres (4,741 feet)Open location code
8HG69926+2CGeoNames ID
11231150
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In Other Languages
“Ushi” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ushi”
- Armenian: “ՈՒշի”
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