Horomos

Horomos, also known as Horomosivank, Ghoshavank, Hochavank or Khosha Vank, is an abandoned and ruined medieval Armenian monastic complex about 15 kilometers northeast of the ruins of —the capital of Bagratid Armenia—) in present-day eastern .
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: ruins of Armenian monastery in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Ghoshavank” and “Monastery of Horomos”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haykadzor and Norshen.

Village
Photo: Narek75, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the Ani Municipality of the of near the Armenia–Turkey border… is situated 3 km east of Horomos.

Village
is a village in the Ani Municipality of the of . is situated 3 km southwest of Horomos.

Village
Photo: Jaba1977, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km west of Horomos.

Horomos

Latitude
40.51987° or 40° 31′ 12″ north
Longitude
43.62912° or 43° 37′ 45″ east
Open location code
8HG5GJ9H+WJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 103362490
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Wiki­data ID
Q2727504
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Horomos” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հոռոմոս”
  • Azerbaijani: “Horomos monastırı”
  • Czech: “Horomos”
  • Dutch: “Horomos”
  • Dutch: “Klooster van Horomos”
  • French: “Horomos”
  • French: “Horomosivank”
  • French: “Khoshavank”
  • German: “Horomos”
  • Greek: “Χορομός”
  • Persian: “هوروموس”
  • Russian: “Гошаванк”
  • Russian: “Оро­мос”
  • Russian: “Оромосаванк”
  • Russian: “Хоромос”
  • Russian: “Хоромосаванк”
  • Russian: “Хошаванк”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan Horomos”
  • Turkish: “Horomos Manastırı”

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