Caucasus
Armenia
Armavir Province

Shushanik Church

Shushanik Church is a church in , and has an elevation of 1,234 metres.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Shushana Monastery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cathedral of Mren.

Church
Photo: Dominikmatus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a 7th-century Armenian church in an abandoned medieval town site called Mren. It is located in the Kars region of Turkey, near the border with Armenia, about 1.5 km west of the Akhurian River. is situated 3 km north of Shushanik Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Halıkışlak and Bagaran.

Village
Photo: Sabri76, CC0.
is a village, which is situated 7 km south of Shushanik Church.

Village
Photo: Halabian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the of near the Armenia–Turkey border. Its name is derived from the nearby ancient Armenian city of which was a large city and fortress that straddled both banks of the Akhurian River, and served as a former capital of medieval Armenia. is situated 8 km south of Shushanik Church.

Village
, is a village in the of . It was founded in 1969 in the southwestern part of Armavir Province, at an area was once closed to foreigners. is situated 9 km east of Shushanik Church.

Shushanik Church

Latitude
40.21454° or 40° 12′ 52″ north
Longitude
43.66278° or 43° 39′ 46″ east
Elevation
1,234 metres (4,049 feet)
Open location code
8HG56M77+R4
Geo­Names ID
11330698
Wiki­data ID
Q21212456
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Shushanik Church” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Shushanik yekeghetsi”
  • Armenian: “Եկեղեցի Սբ. Շուշան”
  • Armenian: “Շուշանա վանք”
  • Armenian: “Շուշանիկ եկեղեցի”
  • Persian: “کلیسای شوشانیک”
  • Turkish: “Şuşanik Kilisesi”

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