Nshan Surb

Nshan Surb is a church in Lori, Armenia and has an elevation of 1,004 metres. Nshan Surb is situated nearby to Haghpat Monastery, as well as near the village Akner.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Haghpat Monastery and Kayan Fortress.

Haghpat Monastery

Monastery

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Haghpat Monastery, also known as Haghpatavank, is a medieval Armenian monastery complex in Haghpat, Armenia, built between the 10th and 13th century.

Kayan Fortress

Scenic viewpoint

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Kayan Berd is a fortress and a former monastery of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the province of Lori in Northern Armenia. Kayan Fortress is situated 1 km west of Nshan Surb.

Sanahin Monastery is an Armenian monastery founded in the 10th century in Sanahin in the Lori Province of Armenia. The name Sanahin literally translates from Armenian as 'this one is older than that one', presumably representing a claim to being an older monastery than the neighbouring Haghpat Monastery, located about 3 kilometers to the east, with which it forms a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sanahin Monastery is situated 4 km west of Nshan Surb.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haghpat and Akner.

Haghpat

Village

Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Haghpat is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia, located near the city of Alaverdi and the state border with Georgia. The village is notable for Haghpat Monastery, a medieval monastery complex founded in the 10th century, and included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1996 along with nearby Sanahin Monastery.

Akner

Village

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Akner, is a village that belongs to the municipal community of Alaverdi, in the Lori Province of Armenia.

Tsaghkashat

Village

Tsaghkashat is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia. Tsaghkashat is situated 3½ km southeast of Nshan Surb.

Nshan Surb

Latitude

41.09308° or 41° 5′ 35″ north

Longitude

44.71112° or 44° 42′ 40″ east

Elevation

1,004 metres (3,294 feet)

Open location code

8HH63PV6+6C

GeoNames ID

11363600

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In Other Languages

“Nshan Surb” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Nshan Surb”
Armenian: “Նշան Սուրբ.”

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