Yereruyk Basilica
Yererouk, also Yereruyk or Ererouk, is an ancient Armenian church near the village of Anipemza in the Shirak Province of Armenia. Yererouk was built on a plateau near the Akhurian River, which defines the frontier with Turkey, about 5 km southeast of the ancient city of Ani.Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruin
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Holy Karapet Basilica”, “Holy Mother of God Basilica”, and “Yererouk”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anipemza and Tlik.
Anipemza
Village
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Anipemza is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 523 in 2010, up from 349 at the 2001 census.
Tlik
Village
Tlik is a village in the Arevut Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, near the Armenia–Turkey border. The majority of the inhabitants are Yezidis. Tlik is situated 3½ km south of Yereruyk Basilica.
Aniavan
Village
Aniavan (Armenian: Անիավան is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 516 in 2010, up from 377 at the 2001 census. Aniavan is situated 4 km northeast of Yereruyk Basilica.
Yereruyk Basilica
- Categories: minor basilica, cultural property, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Yereruyk Basilica” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Երերույք”
- Armenian: “Երերույքի բազիլիկա”
- Armenian: “Երերույքի տաճար”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Աստվածածին տաճար”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Կարապետ տաճար”
- Azerbaijani: “Yerəruyk bazilikası”
- Dutch: “Yererouk”
- Esperanto: “Ereruk”
- French: “Ererouk”
- French: “Yererouk”
- Georgian: “ერერუიქის ბაზილიკა”
- German: “Jereruk”
- Greek: “Γιερερούκ”
- Hungarian: “Jereovjki”
- Italian: “Ereruyk”
- Macedonian: “Јерерујк”
- Persian: “باسیلیکای یریرویکی”
- Polish: “Jereruk”
- Russian: “Ереруйкская базилика”
- Russian: “Ерерукская базилика”
- Russian: “Церковь Ерерук”
- Serbian: “Јерерујк”
- Slovenian: “Jererujk”
- Swedish: “Jererouks basilika”
- Swedish: “Yererouk”
- Swedish: “Yererouks basilika”
- Tatar: “Ереруйк базиликасы археологик аланы”
- Turkish: “Yereruyk”
- Ukrainian: “Єрерйук”
- Ukrainian: “Єреруйкська базиліка”
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