Aghkunts
Aghkunts is a church in Aragatsotn Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,343 metres. Aghkunts is situated nearby to the church Hovhannavank, as well as near the village Ohanavan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hovhannavank and Kasakh Waterfall.
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 1 km south of Aghkunts.
Kasakh Waterfall
Waterfall
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Kasakh Waterfall is situated 1½ km south of Aghkunts.
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 2½ km west of Aghkunts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ohanavan and Ushi.
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.
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.
Karbi
Village
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Karbi is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, near the town of Ashtarak. Within the area there is a triple-nave basilica of S.
Aghkunts
- Type: Church
- Category: religion
- Location: Aragatsotn Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.34729° or 40° 20′ 50″ northLongitude
44.39172° or 44° 23′ 30″ eastElevation
1,343 metres (4,406 feet)Open location code
8HG689WR+WMGeoNames ID
11231212
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In Other Languages
“Aghkunts” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Aghkunts”
- Armenian: “Աղկունծ”
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