Bagnayr Monastery
The Bagnayr Monastery is a monastery in Kozluca, Kars, 7 kilometers northwest of Ani, built in the 11th century CE. It was "one of the most renowned monastic complexes in medieval Armenia".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruin
- Description: ruins of Armenian monastery in Kars, Turkey
- Also known as: “Bagnayr monastery”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kozluca and Ani.
Kozluca
Village
Kozluca is a village in the Kars District of Kars Province, Turkey. Its population is 102. The village houses the remains of the Armenian Bagnayr Monastery, built in the 10th century CE.
Ani
Village
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Ani is a village, which is situated 7 km east of Bagnayr Monastery.
Norshen
Village
Norshen is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Norshen is situated 10 km east of Bagnayr Monastery.
Bagnayr Monastery
- Categories: ruins, monastery, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kars, Kars Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Bagnayr Monastery” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Բագնայրի վանք”
- Azerbaijani: “Baqnayr monastırı”
- Czech: “Klášter Bagnayr”
- Persian: “باگنایری وانک”
- Russian: “Багнаир”
- Russian: “Багнаирский монастырь”
- Russian: “Багнайр”
- Russian: “Монастырь Багнаир”
- Russian: “Монастырь Багнайир”
- Turkish: “Bagnayr Manastırı”
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