Holy Mother of God Church Complex of Avan

The Cathedral of Avan is a ruined late 6th-century church located in the of , the capital of . It is the oldest surviving church inside Yerevan's city limits, and earliest dated example of tetraconch church.
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  • Ruin
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,320 metres (4,320 feet)
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
  • Also known as
    “Cathedral of Avan”
    “Holy Kat’oghike Tsiranavor Church”
    “Holy Mother of God Cathedral of Avan”
    “Holy Mother of God Church”
    “St. Astvatsatsin Church”
    “Surb Astvatsatsin Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan and Holy Mother of God Church.
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Ruins
is a ruins.
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Church
is situated 580 metres southeast of Holy Mother of God Church Complex of Avan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avan and Arinj.
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Suburb
is one of the 12 districts of , the capital of .
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Village
, is a major village located just north of in the of .
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Suburb
is one of the 12 districts of … is situated 2½ km west of Holy Mother of God Church Complex of Avan.

Holy Mother of God Church Complex of Avan

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Latitude
40.21505° or 40° 12′ 54″ north
Longitude
44.57196° or 44° 34′ 19″ east
Open location code
8HG66H8C+2Q
Geo­Names ID
11336775
Wiki­data ID
Q42796543

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Holy Mother of God Church Complex of Avan” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Surb Kat’oghike Tsiranavor yekeghets’i”
  • Armenian: “Yekeghets’akan hamalir Avani Surb Astvatsatsin”
  • Armenian: “Եկեղեցական համալիր Ավանի Սուրբ Աստվածածին”
  • Armenian: “Եկեղեցի Սբ. Աստվածածին (Կաթողիկե, Ծիրանավոր)”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Կաթողիկե Ծիրանավոր եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Avan bazilikası”
  • Basque: “Avango katedrala”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه افان”
  • Erzya: “Пазонь Аванть Катогике Церковась Авансо”
  • Esperanto: “Avan (preĝejo)”
  • Esperanto: “Avan”
  • Georgian: “ავანის ბაზილიკა”
  • Persian: “کلیسای کاتوغیک تسیراناور آوان”
  • Russian: “Аванский храм”
  • Russian: “церковь Св. Богоматери”
  • Serbian: “Црква Циранавор”
  • Swedish: “Heliga Guds moders Katoghike kyrkan i Avan”
  • Turkish: “Avan Kilisesi”

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