Goshavank
Goshavank is a 12–13th-century Armenian monastery located in the village of Gosh in the Tavush Province of Armenia. The monastery which has remained in relatively good condition also houses one of the world's finest examples of a khachkar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Vigen Hakhverdyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: monastery in Tavush Province, Armenia
- Also known as: “Nor Getik Monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Gregory Church and Church of the Holy Mother of God.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gosh and Chermakavan.
Gosh
Village
Photo: GeoO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gosh is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia.
Chermakavan
Locality
Chermakavan is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. In 1989 Armenians, deported from Azerbaijan, settled in the village. Chermakavan is situated 3½ km southeast of Goshavank.
Khachardzan
Village
Photo: GeoO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khachardzan is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. Prior to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the village was populated by Muslims. In 1988–1989, Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village. Khachardzan is situated 5 km east of Goshavank.
Goshavank
- Categories: monastery, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Tavush Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.72985° or 40° 43′ 47″ northLongitude
44.99736° or 44° 59′ 51″ eastElevation
1,198 metres (3,930 feet)Open location code
8HG6PXHW+WWOpenStreetMap ID
way 424870854OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolic
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Goshavank” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Գոշավանք”
- Armenian: “Նոր Գետիկ վանք”
- Armenian: “Վանական համալիր Նոր Գետիկ (Գոշավանք)”
- Azerbaijani: “Qoşavəng monastırı”
- Catalan: “Goixavank”
- Catalan: “monestir de Goix”
- Catalan: “Monestir de Goix”
- Chinese: “戈夏凡克修道院”
- Czech: “Gošavank”
- Czech: “Nor Getik”
- Dutch: “Goshavank”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Goŝavank”
- French: “Gochavank”
- French: “Kochavank”
- Georgian: “გოშავანქი”
- German: “Goschawank”
- Persian: “گوشاوانک”
- Polish: “Goszawank”
- Romanian: “Goșavank”
- Russian: “Гошаванк”
- Russian: “Монастырь Гошаванк”
- Serbian: “Манастир Гошаванк”
- Spanish: “Goshavank”
- Swedish: “Gosjavank”
- Turkish: “Goşavank”
- Ukrainian: “Гошаванк”
- Western Armenian: “Գոշավանք”
- Western Frisian: “Gosjavank”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Goshavank”. Photo: Vigen Hakhverdyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.