Noravanq
Noravank is a 13th-century Armenian monastery, located 122 km from Yerevan in a narrow gorge made by the Amaghu River, near the town of Yeghegnadzor in Armenia.Photo: Vahag851, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: monastery
- Also known as: “Noravank” and “Noravank Monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Surb Karapet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amaghu and Mozrov.
Amaghu
Village
Photo: Lilit Ayvazyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amaghu is an abandoned village in the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia.
Mozrov
Village
Mozrov is a village in the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. The village has many ancient caves. The National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia has plans to turn the cave into a major tourist attraction with cafes, souvenir shops, and trails within the cave to guide tourists. Mozrov is situated 5 km northeast of Noravanq.
Areni
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Areni is a village and the center of the Areni Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. Areni is best known for its wine production, with the majority of wine produced locally from the nearby village of Getap.
Noravanq
- Categories: monastery, cultural property, architectural structure, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.68482° or 39° 41′ 5″ northLongitude
45.23304° or 45° 13′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8HF7M6MM+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 955156087OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicWikidata ID
Q1474586
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Satellite Map
Discover Noravanq from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Noravanq” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Նորավանք”
- Armenian: “Վանական համալիր «Նորավանք» (Ամաղուի Նորավանք)”
- Azerbaijani: “Noravəng”
- Catalan: “Noravank”
- Croatian: “Noravank”
- Czech: “Klášter Noravank”
- Dutch: “Noravank”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Noravank”
- French: “Monastère de Noravank”
- French: “Noravank”
- Georgian: “ნორავანქი”
- German: “Kloster Noravank”
- German: “Noravank”
- German: “Norawank”
- Greek: “Νοραβάνκ”
- Hungarian: “Noravank kolostor”
- Italian: “Noravank”
- Japanese: “ノラヴァンク”
- Kotava: “Noravank”
- Kurdish: “Noravank”
- Persian: “نوراوانک”
- Polish: “Norawank”
- Russian: “Монастырский комплекс Нораванк”
- Russian: “Монастырь Нораванк”
- Russian: “Нораванк”
- Serbian: “Манастир Нораванк”
- Slovenian: “Samostan Noravank”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Noravank”
- Spanish: “Noravank de Amaghu”
- Spanish: “Noravank”
- Swedish: “Noravank”
- Tatar: “Нораванк кәшишханәсе”
- Turkish: “Noravank Manastırı”
- Ukrainian: “Монастир Нораванк”
- Ukrainian: “Нораванк”
- Western Armenian: “Նորավանք”
- Western Frisian: “Noravank”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Surb Astvatsatsin and Amaghu.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Barev Trails: Noravank Trail (Nor Amaghu–Noravank) and Gnishik Important Plant Area.
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