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.
  • Monastery
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,812 metres (5,945 feet)
  • Description: monastery ruins in Tatvan, Bitlis, Turkey
  • Also known as
    “Goms Monastery”
    “Gomsi Surb Gevorg Monastery”
    “Komsi Sourp Kevork Monastery”
    “Monastery of Surb Gevorg of Goms”
    “Monastery of Surp Gevork of Goms”
    “Surb Gomki Georgi Vank”

Monastery of Saint George of Goms

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Latitude
38.48186° or 38° 28′ 55″ north
Longitude
42.63183° or 42° 37′ 55″ east
Open location code
8HC4FJJJ+PP
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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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