Makaravank
Makaravank is a 10th-13th century church complex near the Achajur village of Tavush Province, Armenia, located on the slope of Paitatap Mountain. The complex of Makaravank ranks among Aghtamar, Bgheno-Noravank, Gandzasar with its originality, richness and variety of ornaments and occupies an important place in Armenian architecture.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Makaravank‘”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Дерево спарапетов в Иджеване.
Дерево спарапетов в Иджеване
Photo: Vahe Martirosyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Дерево спарапетов в Иджеване is situated 3 km southeast of Makaravank.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achajur and Aknaghbyur.
Achajur
Village
Photo: ՄարիամՀ., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Achajur is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. The 10th-13th century Makaravank Monastery is located near Achajur. Achajur is situated 2½ km northeast of Makaravank.
Aknaghbyur
Village
Photo: vahemart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aknaghbyur is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. Aknaghbyur is situated 3 km southeast of Makaravank.
Lusadzor
Village
Photo: GeoO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lusadzor is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. Lusadzor is situated 4½ km southeast of Makaravank.
Makaravank
- Categories: monastery, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Tavush Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.97374° or 40° 58′ 26″ northLongitude
45.12709° or 45° 7′ 38″ eastElevation
1,127 metres (3,698 feet)Open location code
8HG7X4FG+FROpenStreetMap ID
way 212666349OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolic
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Makaravank” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Makaravank’”
- Armenian: “Ագռավավանք”
- Armenian: “Մակարավանք”
- Armenian: “Վանական համալիր Մակարավանք”
- Catalan: “Makaravank”
- Dutch: “Makaravank”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Makaravank”
- French: “Makaravank”
- Georgian: “მაკარავანქის მონასტერი”
- German: “Kloster Makaravank”
- German: “Makarawank”
- Japanese: “マカラヴァンク”
- Persian: “ماکاراوانک”
- Russian: “Макараван”
- Russian: “Макараванк”
- Russian: “Монастырь Макараванк”
- Spanish: “Makaravank”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Makaravank”
- Ukrainian: “Макараванк”
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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 “Makaravank”. Photo: Vahag851, CC BY-SA 4.0.