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Kotayk Province

Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni

Mashtots Hayrapet is a church located within the village of in the of . It was built in the 12th century at the site of what was formerly a pagan shrine.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Mashtots‘ Hayrapeti”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Garni Pagan Temple;Garni Temple and Khumarzham (Khonarvats) Church ruins.

Temple
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The Garni Temple is a classical colonnaded structure in the village of , in central , around 30 km east of . Built in the Ionic order, it is the best-known structure and symbol of pre-Christian Armenia. is situated 1 km southwest of Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni.

Church
Photo: Armen Manukov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 480 metres west of Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni.

Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an 11th to 13th century walled monastery, situated upon a promontory along the Azat River Valley across from the villages of and in the of . is situated 2½ km east of Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garni and Goght.

Photo: Ondřej Žváček, CC BY 2.5.
is a village in the Kotayk Province of . Most visitors come on day trips from Yerevan to see Temple and Geghard Monastery, but the area deserves a longer stay.

Village
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is a village in the of , located on the right bank of the upper-Azat River. It is known from 13th-century manuscripts as Goghot. is situated 4½ km northeast of Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni.

Hamlet
Geghmahovit or is an abandoned town in the Ararat Province of . Traces of an early medieval armenian settlement have been preserved in the Khosrov reserve, at the confluence of the Aghjo and Glan tributaries of the Azat River. is situated 5 km southeast of Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni.

Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni

Latitude
40.11917° or 40° 7′ 9″ north
Longitude
44.73769° or 44° 44′ 16″ east
Elevation
1,406 metres (4,613 feet)
Open location code
8HG64P9Q+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1174206837
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Geo­Names ID
11336270
Wiki­data ID
Q2507406
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Mashtots’ Hayrapeti”
  • Armenian: “Եկեղեցի Սբ. Աստվածածին (Մաշտոց հայրապետ, «Սումպենց վանք»)”
  • Armenian: “Մաշտոց Հայրապետ եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Մաշտոց Հայրապետի”
  • Dutch: “Mashtots Hayrapet Church of Garni”
  • Esperanto: “Maŝtoc Hajrapet”
  • French: “Église Machtots Hayrapet”
  • French: “église Mashtots Hayrapet de Garni”
  • Georgian: “მაშტოც აირაპეტის ეკლესია”
  • Persian: “کلیسای ماشتوتس هایراپت، گارنی”
  • Russian: “Церковь Маштоц Айрапет”
  • Turkish: “Garni Maştots Hayrapet Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Маштоц Айрапет”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Маштоц-Айрапет”

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