Sion Surb
Sion Surb is a church in Aragatsotn Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,047 metres. Sion Surb is situated nearby to the village Oshakan, as well as near Voskevaz.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 1½ km south of Sion Surb.
Oshakan bridge
Bridge
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oshakan bridge is situated 2 km south of Sion Surb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oshakan and Voskevaz.
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.
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.
Sasunik
Village
Photo: Ahaik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sasunik is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was founded as a collective farm in 1955, and villagers were resettled from the old village of Sasunik in 1960. Sasunik is situated 3 km southeast of Sion Surb.
Sion Surb
- Type: Church
- Category: religion
- Location: Aragatsotn Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.27228° or 40° 16′ 20″ northLongitude
44.31952° or 44° 19′ 10″ eastElevation
1,047 metres (3,435 feet)Open location code
8HG678C9+WRGeoNames ID
11231278
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In Other Languages
“Sion Surb” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Sion Surb”
- Armenian: “Սիոն Սուրբ.”
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