Monastery of Saint George of Goms

The Monastery of Saint George of Goms was an Armenian monastery in the historic province of Vaspurakan, in present-day . The local Armenian peasants called it Jojglukh vank.
  • Type: Monastery
  • Description: monastery ruins in Tatvan, Bitlis, Turkey
  • Also known as: Goms Monastery”, “Gomsi Surb Gevorg Monastery”, “Komsi Sourp Kevork Monastery”, “Monastery Of Saint George Of Goms”, “Monastery of Surb Gevorg of Goms”, “Monastery of Surp Gevork of Goms”, and “Surb Gomki Georgi Vank

Monastery of Saint George of Goms

Latitude
38.48186° or 38° 28′ 55″ north
Longitude
42.63183° or 42° 37′ 55″ east
Elevation
1,812 metres (5,945 feet)
Open location code
8HC4FJJJ+PP
Geo­Names ID
13607932
Wiki­data ID
Q6898381
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Monastery of Saint George of Goms” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Գոմսի Սուրբ Գևորգ վանք
  • Armenian: Գոմքի Սուրբ Գևորգ վանք
  • Armenian: Ջոջգլուխ վանք
  • Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ վանք
  • Persian: صومعه گئورگ مقدس (گومک)
  • Persian: صومعه گئورگ مقدس
  • Russian: Монастырь Святого Геворга (Гомс)
  • Russian: Монастырь Святого Геворга
  • Russian: Сурб Геворг
  • Turkish: Koms Surp Kevork Manastırı
  • Western Armenian: Գոմաց վանք
  • Western Armenian: Գոմքի Սուրբ Գէորգի վանք
  • Western Armenian: Ջոչգլուխ Սուրբ Գէորգայ վանք

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