Karmir Vank’er
Karmir Vank’er is a cave in Aragatsotn Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,467 metres. Karmir Vank’er is situated nearby to the village Saghmosavan, as well as near Ushi.| 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 2½ km south of Karmir Vank’er.
Kasakh Waterfall
Waterfall
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Kasakh Waterfall is situated 3 km south of Karmir Vank’er.
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 3½ km southwest of Karmir Vank’er.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saghmosavan and Ushi.
Saghmosavan
Village
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Saghmosavan is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town is the site of the Saghmosavank Monastery with Saint Sion church, built in 1215.
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 2½ km southwest of Karmir Vank’er.
Karmir Vank’er
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Aragatsotn Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.36108° or 40° 21′ 40″ northLongitude
44.39728° or 44° 23′ 50″ eastElevation
1,467 metres (4,813 feet)Open location code
8HG6996W+CWGeoNames ID
11231230
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In Other Languages
“Karmir Vank’er” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Karmir Vank’er”
- Armenian: “Կարմիր վանքեր”
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