Kobayr monastery
Kobayr is a 12th-century Armenian monastery located in the village Kobayr, directly across the road from the town of Tumanyan, within Lori marz, Armenia.Photo: Baldiri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Description: monastery
- Also known as: “Kobayr”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Horomayr and Surb Grigori Bardzrakash Monastery.
Horomayr
Monastery
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Horomayr Monastery is a monastic complex in the Lori Province of Armenia. The monastery is built on the cliffs 1 km south of the village of Odzun. It is easiest to get to Odzun from Alaverdi via the town's public transport. Horomayr is situated 3½ km north of Kobayr monastery.
Surb Grigori Bardzrakash Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bardzrakash is a 10th-13th century Armenian monastery located between Dsegh village and Tumanyan town within Lori marz, Armenia. It is built on a flat spot on a steep slope below cliffs, and above the Marts river, in the Tavut forest. Surb Grigori Bardzrakash Monastery is situated 3½ km southeast of Kobayr monastery.
Chgnavor Monastery
Church
Photo: Վազգեն Ղալայան, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chgnavor Monastery is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Kobayr monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kobayr and Tumanyan.
Kobayr
Village
Kobayr, previously known as Kober kayarani gyugh, is a village in the Tumanyan Municipality of the Lori Province of Armenia. Kobayr Monastery is near the village.
Tumanyan
Photo: Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tumanyan is in Northern Armenia. The cute little town has a nice town square which has stunning views of the Debed Canyon's cliffs.
Kobayr monastery
- Categories: cultural property and religion
- Location: Lori, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
41.00504° or 41° 0′ 18″ northLongitude
44.63497° or 44° 38′ 6″ eastElevation
891 metres (2,923 feet)Open location code
8HH62J4M+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 629327702OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Kobayr monastery” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “K’obayri”
- Armenian: “Kobayri”
- Armenian: “Վանական Համալիր Քոբայր (Քոբեր)”
- Armenian: “Քոբայրի վանք”
- Armenian: “Քոբայրի”
- Catalan: “monestir de Kobair”
- Catalan: “Monestir de Kobair”
- Dutch: “Kobayr monastery”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Kobajr”
- French: “Kobayr”
- Georgian: “ქობაირის მონასტერი”
- German: “Kobayr”
- Ossetian: “Кобайр”
- Ossetian: “Моладзандон Кобайр”
- Persian: “صومعه کوبایر”
- Polish: “Kobair”
- Polish: “Kobajr”
- Russian: “Монастырь Кобайр”
- Spanish: “Kobayr”
- Thai: “อารามคอบัยร์”
- Turkish: “Kobayr Manastırı”
- Ukrainian: “Монастир Кобайр”
- Western Armenian: “Քոպայրի Վանք”
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