Kecharis Monastery
Kecharis Monastery, is a medieval Armenian monastic complex dating back to the 11th to 13th centuries, located 60 km from Yerevan, in the ski resort town of Tsaghkadzor in Armenia.Photo: Beko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: monastery
- Address: Ծաղկաձոր
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Orbeli Brothers museum and Hotel ‘Russia’.
Orbeli Brothers museum
Museum
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orbeli Brothers museum is situated 340 metres east of Kecharis Monastery.
Hotel ‘Russia’
Hotel
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hotel ‘Russia’ is situated 240 metres southeast of Kecharis Monastery.
Orbeli Brothers
Monument
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orbeli Brothers is a monument, which is situated 330 metres east of Kecharis Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tsaghkadzor and Hrazdan.
Tsaghkadzor
Photo: Preacher lad, CC BY 3.0.
Tsaghkadzor is a city in Central Armenia. Tsaghkadzor is known for being a ski resort, with forests and an ancient monastery.
Hrazdan
Town
Hrazdan is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of Kotayk Province, located 45 kilometres northeast of the capital Yerevan. Hrazdan is situated 3½ km southeast of Kecharis Monastery.
Aghavnadzor
Village
Aghavnadzor is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. Aghavnadzor is situated 6 km north of Kecharis Monastery.
Kecharis Monastery
- Categories: cultural property, monastery, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kotayk Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.53379° or 40° 32′ 2″ northLongitude
44.71621° or 44° 42′ 58″ eastOpen location code
8HG6GPM8+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1141482187OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicWikidata ID
Q533496
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Kecharis Monastery” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կեչառիս վանքային համալիր”
- Armenian: “Կեչառիսի վանական համալիր”
- Armenian: “Կեչառիսի վանքային համալիր”
- Armenian: “Վանական Համալիր Կեչառիս”
- Catalan: “Ketxarís”
- Chinese: “克恰里斯修道院”
- Czech: “Kečaris”
- Czech: “Kecharis”
- Czech: “klášter Kečaris”
- Dutch: “Kecharis Monastery”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Keĉaris”
- French: “Ketcharis”
- Georgian: “კეჩარისი”
- German: “Ketscharis”
- Greek: “Μοναστήρι Κεχαρίς”
- Persian: “صومعه کچاریس”
- Russian: “Кечарис”
- Russian: “Монастырский комплекс Кечарис”
- Spanish: “Monasterio Kecharis”
- Turkish: “Kecharis Manastırı”
- Ukrainian: “Кечаріс”
- Western Armenian: “Կեչառիսի Վանքային Համալիր”
- Western Frisian: “Ketsjaris Vank”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Սբ. Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ եկեղեցի and Սուրբ Կաթողիկե եկեղեցի.
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