Simoyi Berd

Simoyi Berd is a historical site in Shirak Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 2,045 metres. Simoyi Berd is situated nearby to the village Lernakert, as well as near Sarnaghbyur.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Makaravank Monastery and Surb Sion.

Makaravank Monastery

Monastery

Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Makaravank Monastery is situated 2 km north of Simoyi Berd.

Surb Sion

Church

Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Surb Sion is a church, which is situated 2 km north of Simoyi Berd.

Saint Holy Mother church of Pemzashen

Church

Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saint Holy Mother church of Pemzashen is situated 2 km north of Simoyi Berd.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lernakert and Sarnaghbyur.

Lernakert is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The 10th to 13th-century Makaravank Church, with the church of Surb Sion of 1001 is located 1 mile north of the village.

Sarnaghbyur

Village

Photo: Volodya G., CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sarnaghbyur is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. It was renamed Sarnaghbyur in 1940. The village has an artificial reservoir that irrigates 1,000 hectares of land in Ani. Sarnaghbyur is situated 4½ km southwest of Simoyi Berd.

Dzorakap

Village

Photo: FHen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dzorakap is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Dzorakap is situated 5 km west of Simoyi Berd.

Simoyi Berd

Type: Historical site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

40.55548° or 40° 33′ 20″ north

Longitude

43.94311° or 43° 56′ 35″ east

Elevation

2,045 metres (6,709 feet)

Open location code

8HG5HW4V+56

GeoNames ID

11315499

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In Other Languages

“Simoyi Berd” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Simoyi Berd”
Armenian: “Սիմոյի Բերդ”

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