Aprank Monastery

Aprank or Abrenk, also known as Saint David, is a former Armenian Apostolic monastery near in , eastern Turkey that was abandoned after the Armenian Genocide of 1915.
Wikipedia
Photo: Armen Manukov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Monastery
  • Description: Armenian monastery in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Abrenk”, “Aprank monastery”, “Monastery of Saint David”, “Monastery of Saint Grigor of Aprank”, “Saint David’s monastery”, “St. Gregory Monastery of Aprank”, and “Tsakkar Monastery”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Üçpınar and Çukuryurt.

Village
Photo: Armen Manukov, CC BY 3.0.
is a village in the Tercan District, , . The village is populated by Kurds of the Şadiyan tribe and had a population of 13 in 2021. It is home to the Armenian Aprank Monastery, best known for the pair of two monumental .

Village
is a village in the Tercan District, , . The village had a population of 23 in 2021.

Village
is a village in the Tercan District, , . The village is populated by Kurds of the Arel tribe and had a population of 12 in 2021. is situated 4 km southeast of Aprank Monastery.

Aprank Monastery

Latitude
39.66155° or 39° 39′ 42″ north
Longitude
40.28875° or 40° 17′ 20″ east
Elevation
1,778 metres (5,833 feet)
Open location code
8HF2M76Q+JF
Geo­Names ID
13589525
Wiki­data ID
Q120985825
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Aprank Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ապրանից Սուրբ Գրիգորի վանք”
  • Armenian: “Ապրանից վանք”
  • Armenian: “Ծակքարի վանք”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Դավթի վանք”
  • Russian: “Абренк”
  • Russian: “Апранк”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Апранк”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Святого Давида”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan Aprank”
  • Turkish: “Aprank Manastırı”
  • Western Armenian: “Ապրանից վանք”
  • Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Դաւիթ վանք”

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