Saint John the Baptist church
Saint John the Baptist church is a church in Kotayk Province, Armenia. Saint John the Baptist church is situated nearby to the village Kotayk, as well as near Nor Gyugh.Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Baptist
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Church of Saint John”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holy Sign Church and Saint Hakob church.
Holy Sign Church
Church
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holy Sign Church is situated 3 km south of Saint John the Baptist church.
Saint Hakob church
Church
Photo: Melekh Hashemesh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Hakob church is situated 3 km south of Saint John the Baptist church.
Poghos Petros Monastery
Church
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Poghos Petros Monastery is a church, which is situated 3½ km east of Saint John the Baptist church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kotayk and Nor Gyugh.
Kotayk
Village
Photo: Albero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kotayk, formerly known as Yelgovan, is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.
Nor Gyugh
Village
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nor Gyugh is a town in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. 'Nor Gyugh' translates as 'New Village' in English. The village is mainly populated by Armenians but has a Kurdish minority.
Akunk
Village
Photo: ASHOT2013, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akunk is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, located 6 km northeast of Abovyan and situated at the foot of Mount Hatis. The village was founded in 1829 by Armenian immigrants from Persia and Western Armenia, while the current population is Armenian and Yazidi.
Saint John the Baptist church
- Categories: cultural property, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kotayk Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.27627° or 40° 16′ 35″ northLongitude
44.66212° or 44° 39′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8HG67MG6+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 9483419217OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=baptistWikidata ID
Q42972293
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Persian—“Saint John the Baptist church” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Եկեղեցի Սբ. Հովհաննես”
- Armenian: “Կուլի ժամ”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Հովհաննես եկեղեցի”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Յովհաննէս Մկրտիչ եկեղեցի”
- Persian: “کلیسای هوهانس مقدس (کوتایک)”
- Persian: “کلیسای هوهانس مقدس”
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