Surb Sion
Surb Sion is a church in Shirak Province, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,857 metres. Surb Sion is situated nearby to Makaravank Monastery, as well as near Saint Holy Mother church of Pemzashen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Makaravank Monastery and Saint Holy Mother church of Pemzashen.
Pemzashen Church
Church
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pemzashen Church of the 7th century is located within the village of Pemzashen in the Shirak Province of Armenia just off of the main road through town. It sits adjacent to the foundations of a 5th-century basilica. Pemzashen Church is situated 1¼ km north of Surb Sion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lernakert and Tufashen.
Lernakert
Village
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Tufashen
Village
Tufashen is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Tufashen is situated 4 km northwest of Surb Sion.
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 Surb Sion.
Surb Sion
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “St. Zion Church”
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.57335° or 40° 34′ 24″ northLongitude
43.9379° or 43° 56′ 16″ eastElevation
1,857 metres (6,093 feet)Open location code
8HG5HWFQ+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 948830551OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchGeoNames ID
11315630Wikidata ID
Q87158834
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Surb Sion” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Makaravank’i Surb Sion”
- Armenian: “Եկեղեցի Սբ. Սիոն”
- Armenian: “Մակարավանքի Սուրբ Սիոն”
- Russian: “Макараванк (Пемзашен)”
- Russian: “Макараванк”
- Turkish: “Surb Sion”
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