Shnch’atar

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Holy Mother of God Church

Church

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The Holy Mother of God Church of Voskepar is a 7th-century Armenian church in Voskepar, Armenia, adjacent to the border with Azerbaijan. Its design is that of a cruciform central plan, the "Mastara" type.

Arakelots Monastery

Church

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Arakelots Monastery is a 13th-century monastery about 3 kilometres southwest of the village of Kirants in the Tavush Province of Armenia. The monastic complex sits upon the crest of a hill surrounded by a dense forest on the left bank of the Kunen River. Arakelots Monastery is situated 3 km south of Shnch’atar.

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Aşağı Əskipara

Village

Photo: Gasan Dzhalal, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aşağı Əskipara is an abandoned village in the Qazakh District of Azerbaijan. The village was controlled by Armenia from the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in the early 1990s until 2024, when Armenia agreed to return the village to Azerbaijan.

Kirants

Village

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Kirants is a village in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia, near the border of Azerbaijan. The 8th-century Kirants Monastery, and the 13th-century Arakelots Monastery are located near Kirants. Kirants is situated 3½ km southeast of Shnch’atar.

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