Makravank Monastery
Makravank is an Armenian church-complex located in the Makravan district of Hrazdan, the capital of Kotayk Province, Armenia. The monastic complex includes a half-ruined 11th-century chapel.Photo: Psalm Tours, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Mak’ravank‘”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kecharis Monastery and Orbeli Brothers museum.
Kecharis Monastery
Church
Photo: Beko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kecharis Monastery, is a medieval Armenian monastic complex dating back to the 11th to 13th centuries, located 60 km from Yerevan, in the ski resort town of Tsaghkadzor in Armenia. Kecharis Monastery is situated 2 km northwest of Makravank Monastery.
Orbeli Brothers museum
Museum
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orbeli Brothers museum is situated 1½ km northwest of Makravank Monastery.
Orbeli Brothers
Monument
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orbeli Brothers is a monument, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Makravank Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hrazdan and Tsaghkadzor.
Hrazdan
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hrazdan is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of Kotayk Province, located 45 kilometres northeast of the capital Yerevan.
Tsaghkadzor
Photo: Preacher lad, CC BY 3.0.
Tsaghkadzor is a city in Central Armenia. Tsaghkadzor is known for being a ski resort, with forests and an ancient monastery.
Kaghsi
Village
Photo: 23artashes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaghsi is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. Kaghsi is situated 5 km south of Makravank Monastery.
Makravank Monastery
- Categories: monastery, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kotayk Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.52426° or 40° 31′ 27″ northLongitude
44.73584° or 44° 44′ 9″ eastElevation
1,768 metres (5,801 feet)Open location code
8HG6GPFP+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 209245974OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchGeoNames ID
11370278Wikidata ID
Q3118762
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Makravank Monastery” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Mak’ravank’”
- Armenian: “Մաքրավանք”
- Armenian: “Վանական համալիր Մաքրավանք”
- Bavarian: “Makrawank”
- Chinese: “馬克拉萬克修道院”
- Chinese: “马克拉万克修道院”
- Dutch: “Makravank Monastery”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Makravank”
- French: “Makravank”
- Georgian: “მაქრავანქი”
- German: “Kloster Makravank”
- German: “Makravank”
- German: “Makrawank”
- Persian: “صومعه ماکراوانک”
- Persian: “ماکراوانک”
- Russian: “Макраванк”
- Spanish: “Makravank”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Makravank”
- Turkish: “Makravank Manastırı”
- Ukrainian: “Макраванк”
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