Kobayr
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.- Type: Village with 14 residents
- Description: village in Lori Province of Armenia
- Also known as: “Kober” and “Kober kayaran”
- Historically known as: “Kober kayarani gyugh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kobayr monastery and Horomayr.
Kobayr monastery
Monastery
Photo: Baldiri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tumanyan and Aygehat.
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.
Ardvi
Village
Photo: Arman musikyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ardvi is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia. Ardvi is situated 3½ km west of Kobayr.
Kobayr
- Categories: human settlement, administrative territorial entity, residential area, and locality
- Location: Tumanyan Municipality, Lori, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
41.00568° or 41° 0′ 20″ northLongitude
44.63691° or 44° 38′ 13″ eastPopulation
14Elevation
822 metres (2,697 feet)Open location code
8HH62J4P+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 848503929OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Uzbek—“Kobayr” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Qobayr”
- Armenian: “Կոբայր”
- Armenian: “Կոբեր”
- Armenian: “Քոբայր”
- Armenian: “Քոբեր կայարան”
- Armenian: “Քոբեր կայարանի գյուղ” (historical)
- Armenian: “Քոբեր”
- Irish: “Kobayr”
- Persian: “کوبر کایاران”
- Polish: “Kober Kajaran”
- Russian: “Кобайр”
- Russian: “Кобер каярани гюх” (historical)
- Russian: “Кобер”
- Spanish: “Kober kayaran”
- Turkish: “Kobayr”
- Uzbek: “Kobayr”
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