Turkey
Muş Province
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Saint Karapet Monastery

Surb Karapet Monastery of Mush was an Armenian Apostolic monastery in the historic province of Taron, about 30 km northwest of , in present-day eastern .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: former Armenian monastery in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Surb Karapet Monastery”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arakonak.

Village
is a town in Solhan District, , Turkey. The town is populated by Kurds of the Xilan tribe and had a population of 2,601 in 2021. The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Karşıyaka, Kültür and Merkez. is situated 6 km west of Saint Karapet Monastery.

Saint Karapet Monastery

Latitude
38.96073° or 38° 57′ 39″ north
Longitude
41.19314° or 41° 11′ 35″ east
Open location code
8HC3X56V+77
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7670833331
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q3320220
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Saint Karapet Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير سورب كارابيت”
  • Armenian: “Գլակա վանք”
  • Armenian: “Մշո Ս. Կարապետ վանք”
  • Armenian: “Մշո Սուրբ Կարապետ վանք”
  • Armenian: “Մշո Սուրբ Կարապետ”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Կարապետ վանք”
  • Catalan: “Monestir de Sant Precursor”
  • Dutch: “Glakavank”
  • Dutch: “Klooster van Sint-Jan de Doper”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Karapetklooster”
  • French: “Glakavank”
  • French: “monastère Saint-Karapet”
  • French: “Monastère Saint-Karapet”
  • French: “Saint-Karapet de Mouch”
  • French: “Sourp Karapet Vank”
  • Georgian: “სურბ კარაპეტი”
  • German: “St.-Karabet-Kloster”
  • German: “Surb-Karabet-Kloster”
  • Persian: “صومعه کاراپت مقدس، موش”
  • Portuguese: “Mosteiro de São Precursor”
  • Russian: “Глакаванк”
  • Russian: “Глакский монастырь”
  • Russian: “Монастырь святого Иоанна Предтечи”
  • Russian: “Монастырь святого Карапета”
  • Russian: “Сурб Карапет”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Surb Karapet”
  • Turkish: “Çanlı Kilise”
  • Turkish: “Çengelli Kilise”
  • Turkish: “Surp Garabet Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Сурб Карапет”
  • Western Armenian: “Մշոյ Սուլթան Ս. Կարապետի վանք”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Karapetkleaster”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Saint Karapet Monastery”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.