Saint John the Baptist Church

Saint John the Baptist Church is an active church in the old area of , , . First, it was built on the height of Kond district, in 1710, in the place of a medieval church ruined as the result of a 1689 earthquake.
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  • Church
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,020 metres (3,330 feet)
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
  • Also known as
    “Saint Hovhannes the Baptist Church”
    “Saint John the Baptist Church, Yerevan”
    “Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hrazdan Stadium and Blue Mosque.
Dr. Harout Tanielian, CC BY 2.0.
Stadium
is a multi-use, all-seater stadium in , Armenia, opened in 1970. is situated 1 km southwest of Saint John the Baptist Church.
Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mosque
The is an 18th-century Iranian Twelver Shia , located in , . is situated 1 km south of Saint John the Baptist Church.
Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museum
The Sergei Parajanov Museum is a tribute to Soviet… is situated 780 metres southwest of Saint John the Baptist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kond and Arabkir.
Stamboltsyan, Public domain.
Neighborhood
is one of the oldest quarters of .
Սէրուժ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Suburb
, is one of the 12 districts of , the capital of . is situated 2½ km north of Saint John the Baptist Church.
Kevorkmail, Public domain.
Suburb
, is one of the 12 districts of , the capital of . is situated 3 km east of Saint John the Baptist Church.

Saint John the Baptist Church

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Latitude
40.18529° or 40° 11′ 7″ north
Longitude
44.50373° or 44° 30′ 13″ east
Open location code
8HG65GP3+4F
Geo­Names ID
13157189
Wiki­data ID
Q7401495

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Saint John the Baptist Church” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Եկեղեցի Կոնդի Սբ. Հովհաննես Մկրտիչ”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Հովհաննես Մկրտիչ եկեղեցի (Երևան)”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Հովհաննես Մկրտիչ եկեղեցի”
  • Chinese: “施洗圣约翰堂”
  • Chinese: “聖約翰施洗者教堂 (葉里溫)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يوحنا المعمدان”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo Sankta Johano la Baptisto (Erevano)”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo Sankta Johano la Baptisto”
  • Georgian: “ერევნის სურბ-ჰოვანესის ტაძარი”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جان تعمیددهنده مقدس”
  • Russian: “церковь Иоанна Крестителя”
  • Russian: “церковь Св. Иоанна Крестителя”
  • Russian: “Церковь Сурб Ованес Мкртич”
  • Serbian: “Црква Светог Јована Крститеља у Јеревану”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Juan Bautista”
  • Swedish: “Johannes Döparens kyrka”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Yuhanna Kilisesi (Erivan)”
  • Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Յովհաննէս Մկրտիչ Եկեղեցի (Երեւան)”
  • Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Յովհաննէս Մկրտիչ Եկեղեցի”

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