Natural Turtle Monument
Natural Turtle Monument is a cave in Shirak Province, Armenia. Natural Turtle Monument is situated nearby to the village Dzorakap, as well as near the town Maralik.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hogevank Monastery and Surb Astvatsatsin (Maralik).
Hogevank Monastery
Monastery
The medieval Hogevank Monastery is situated near the village of Sarnaghbyur, in the Shirak Province of Armenia. It is also known as Karmir vank or Dzoragyughi vank, Saint Karapet Church, completed in 1205, is the main building in the monastic complex. Hogevank Monastery is situated 3 km south of Natural Turtle Monument.
Surb Astvatsatsin (Maralik)
Church
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Surb Astvatsatsin (Maralik) is a church, which is situated 1½ km west of Natural Turtle Monument.
Saint Karapet Church
Church
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Karapet Church is situated 3 km south of Natural Turtle Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dzorakap and Maralik.
Dzorakap
Village
Photo: FHen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dzorakap is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia.
Maralik
Town
Photo: Narek75, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maralik is a town in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province at the northwest of Armenia. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town is 5,398, down from 5,782 reported in the 2001 census.
Haykasar
Village
Haykasar is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Haykasar is situated 4 km north of Natural Turtle Monument.
Natural Turtle Monument
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.57085° or 40° 34′ 15″ northLongitude
43.88391° or 43° 53′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8HG5HVCM+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 5208104751OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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