Holy Mother of God Church Complex of Avan
The Cathedral of Avan is a ruined late 6th-century church located in the Avan District of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It is the oldest surviving church inside Yerevan's city limits, and earliest dated example of tetraconch church.Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Ruin
- 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”, and “Surb Astvatsatsin Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan and Holy Mother of God Church.
Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan
Ruins
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Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan is a ruins.
Holy Mother of God Church
Church
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Holy Mother of God 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.
Avan
Suburb
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Avan is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Originally an ancient village on a hill at the northeastern outskirts of Yerevan, Avan has been inhabited since pre-Christian times.
Arinj
Village
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Arinj, is a major village located just north of Yerevan in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. Arinj is an upscale suburb with several mansions belonging to multimillionaires located there, including the mansion of Gagik Tsarukyan, founder of the Prosperous Armenia party.
Kanaker-Zeytun
Suburb
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Kanaker-Zeytun is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, located in the northeastern part of the city. As of the 2022 census, the population of the district is 73,834. Kanaker-Zeytun is situated 2½ km west of Holy Mother of God Church Complex of Avan.
Holy Mother of God Church Complex of Avan
- Categories: church, cultural property, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Yerevan, Central Armenia, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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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”
- 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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