Bardzrakash Monastery

Bardzrakash is a 10th-13th century Armenian monastery located between village and within marz, . It is built on a flat spot on a steep slope below cliffs, and above the Marts river, in the Tavut forest.
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  • Armenian Apostolic monastery
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,180 metres (3,871 feet)
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
  • Also known as
    “Bardzraqash Monastery”
    “Surb Grigori Bardzrakash Monastery”
    “Բարձրաքաշի Սուրբ Գրիգոր համալիր”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Did and Karasun Mankants.

Peak
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is a peak.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of Bardzrakash Monastery.

Monastery
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Kobayr is a 12th-century Armenian monastery located… is situated 3½ km northwest of Bardzrakash Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dsegh and Karinj.

Photo: Harut Chatinyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, known as Tumanyan between 1938 and 1969, is a village in the of .

Village
Photo: Ruzanna Saroyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the of . is situated 2½ km east of Bardzrakash Monastery.

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is in .

Bardzrakash Monastery

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Latitude
40.97783° or 40° 58′ 40″ north
Longitude
44.65899° or 44° 39′ 32″ east
Open location code
8HG6XMH5+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 892209438
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Geo­Names ID
11321000
Wiki­data ID
Q2884376

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Bardzrakash Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Bardzrak’ash Sb Astvatsatsin”
  • Armenian: “Բարձրաքաշ Սուրբ Աստվածածին”
  • Armenian: “Բարձրաքաշ Սուրբ Գրիգորի վանք”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ վանք (Բարձրաքաշ)”
  • Armenian: “Վանական համալիր Սբ. Գրիգոր Բարձրաքաշ”
  • French: “Bardzrakach”
  • French: “Monastère Saint-Grégoire de Bardzrakach”
  • German: “Kloster Bardzrakash”
  • Persian: “صومعه باردزراکاش”
  • Russian: “Бардзракаш”
  • Russian: “монастырь Святого Григория”
  • Spanish: “Bardzrakash”
  • Turkish: “Bardzrakash Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Бардзракаш”
  • Western Armenian: “Բարձրաքաշ Սուրբ Աստուածածնի վանք”
  • Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Գրիգորի վանք”

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