Matosavank
Matosavank is 13th-century small Armenian monastery, hidden in a forested area of Dilijan National Park 3 km northwest from the town of Dilijan in the Tavush Province of Armenia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jukhtak Monastery and UWC Dilijan College.
Jukhtak Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jukhtak Vank is an 11th– or 12th-century monastery situated in a clearing within Dilijan National Park, 3.2 km northwest from the town of Dilijan in the Tavush Province of Armenia. Jukhtak Monastery is situated 1 km north of Matosavank.
UWC Dilijan College
College
Photo: Սէրուժ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
UWC Dilijan College is the 14th member of the United World Colleges movement, one of eighteen colleges around the world, and the first international boarding school in Armenia. UWC Dilijan College is situated 2½ km southeast of Matosavank.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shamakhyan and Dilijan.
Shamakhyan
Neighborhood
Shamakhyan is a former village in Armenia, currently absorbed by the town of Dilijan in the Tavush Province. It was not listed in the 2011 official Armenian Census, and is likely included in the census count of the town of Dilijan. Shamakhyan is situated 3 km east of Matosavank.
Dilijan
Photo: Ben pcc, Public domain.
Dilijan is a town with mild climate and fresh air to the northeast of Yerevan. It is famous for its lovely surroundings, called the "Armenian Switzerland" by the locals, due to the densely forested valleys and mountains with alpine meadows surrounding them.
Fioletovo
Village
Fioletovo is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia. Fioletovo is situated 8 km west of Matosavank.
Matosavank
- Categories: monastery, cultural property, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Tavush Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.7501° or 40° 45′ 0″ northLongitude
44.8039° or 44° 48′ 14″ eastElevation
1,480 metres (4,856 feet)Inception
1247Open location code
8HG6QR23+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 646789668OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicGeoNames ID
13405846Wikidata ID
Q6787753
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Matosavank” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Matosavanq”
- Armenian: “Մաթոսավանք”
- Armenian: “Վանական համալիր Մաթոսավանք”
- Bavarian: “Matosavank”
- Esperanto: “Matosavank”
- French: “Matosavank”
- Georgian: “მათოსავანქი”
- German: “Matosavank”
- German: “Matosawank”
- Italian: “Matosavank”
- Persian: “ماتوساوانک”
- Russian: “Матосаванк”
- Turkish: “Matosavank”
- Ukrainian: “Матосаванк”
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