Tatev

Tatev is a village in which is famous for its medieval monastery and for the Wings of Tatev, which is, as of 2019, the longest reversible aerial tramway built in only one section, and holds the record for longest non-stop double track cable car.
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  • Type: Village with 814 residents
  • Description: village in Syunik Province of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Taten”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tatev Monastery and Great Hermitage of Tatev.

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The is a 9th-century Armenian Apostolic Christian monastery located on a large basalt plateau near the village of Tatev in the in southeastern .

Church
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The is a 17th-century Armenian monastery located in the river valley in the Syunik Province of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tandzatap and Svarants.

Village
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is a village in the of the in .

Village
is a village in the of the in .

Tatev

Latitude
39.384° or 39° 23′ 3″ north
Longitude
46.2437° or 46° 14′ 37″ east
Population
814
Elevation
1,375 metres (4,511 feet)
Open location code
8HF896MV+JF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 505744365
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
174748
Wiki­data ID
Q2224171
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Tatev” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Տաթեվ”
  • Armenian: “Տաթև”
  • Azerbaijani: “Tatev”
  • Belarusian: “Татэў”
  • Catalan: “Tatev”
  • Chechen: “Татев”
  • Chinese: “Tatev”
  • Chinese: “塔泰夫”
  • Dutch: “Tatev”
  • Esperanto: “Tatev (vilaĝo)”
  • Esperanto: “Tatev”
  • French: “Tatev”
  • Georgian: “ტათევი (სოფელი)”
  • Georgian: “ტათევი”
  • German: “Tatew”
  • Greek: “Τατέβ”
  • Italian: “Tatev”
  • Macedonian: “Татев (село)”
  • Macedonian: “Татев”
  • Malay: “Tatev (kampung)”
  • Malay: “Tatev”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tatev”
  • Persian: “تاتو”
  • Polish: “Tatew (miejscowość)”
  • Polish: “Tatew”
  • Romanian: “Tatev, Siunik”
  • Russian: “Татев”
  • Scots: “Tatev”
  • Spanish: “Tatev”
  • Turkish: “Tatev”
  • Ukrainian: “Татев”
  • Uzbek: “Tatev (qishloq)”
  • Uzbek: “Tatev”
  • Vietnamese: “Tatev, Syunik”
  • Vietnamese: “Tatev”
  • Western Armenian: “Տաթեւ”

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