Arakelots Monastery

Arakelots Monastery is a 13th-century monastery about 3 kilometres southwest of the village of in the of . The monastic complex sits upon the crest of a hill surrounded by a dense forest on the left bank of the Kunen River.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Arakelots Monastery, Kirants”, “Arakelots Vank”, and “Monastery of the Apostles”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Acharkut and Kirants.

Village
Photo: Lida Xosrovyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of .

Village
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is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the of , near the border of . The 8th-century , and the 13th-century Arakelots Monastery are located near . is situated 3 km northeast of Arakelots Monastery.

Village
is a village in the Noyemberyan Municipality of the of , located close to the Armenia–Azerbaijan border. is situated 3½ km north of Arakelots Monastery.

Arakelots Monastery

Latitude
41.03392° or 41° 2′ 2″ north
Longitude
45.0661° or 45° 3′ 58″ east
Elevation
921 metres (3,022 feet)
Open location code
8HH723M8+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 212666346
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Geo­Names ID
11362868
Wiki­data ID
Q2559441
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Arakelots Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Առաքելոց վանք”
  • Armenian: “Վանական համալիր Սբ. Առաքելոց”
  • Bashkir: “Аракелоц монастыры”
  • Czech: “Klášter Arakeloz”
  • Czech: “Klášter svatých apoštolů”
  • Dutch: “Arakelots Vank”
  • Esperanto: “Arakeloc”
  • French: “monastère des Saints-Apôtres”
  • French: “Monastère des Saints-Apôtres”
  • Georgian: “არაქელოცვანქი”
  • German: “Heilige-Apostel-Kloster”
  • Persian: “صومعه آراکلتوس، کیرانتس”
  • Russian: “Аракелоц”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Аракелоц”
  • Turkish: “Arakelots Vank”

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