Horomos

Horomos, also known as Horomosivank, Ghoshavank, Hochavank or Khosha Vank, is a medieval Armenian monastic complex about 15 kilometers northeast of the ruins of —the capital of Bagratid Armenia—) in present-day eastern which got abandoned and ruined due to the Armenian Genocide in 1915.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: ruins of Armenian monastery in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Ghoshavank”, “Horomosivank”, “Khoshavank”, “Monastery of Horomos”, “Гошаванк”, “Оро­мос”, “Оромосаванк”, “Хоромосаванк”, and “Хошаванк”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Surb Grigor Lusavorich Church.

Church
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2½ km northeast 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… 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”
  • German: “Horomos”
  • Greek: “Χορομός”
  • Persian: “هوروموس”
  • Russian: “Хоромос”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan Horomos”
  • Turkish: “Horomos Manastırı”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Church of Saint John and Chapel of Khatun of Ani.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Mausoleum of Ruzukan and Zhamatun of Aruits.

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