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 Ani—the capital of Bagratid Armenia—) in present-day eastern Turkey which got abandoned and ruined due to the Armenian Genocide in 1915.
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Wikimedia, Public domain.- Armenian Apostolic monastery
- Description: ruins of Armenian monastery in Turkey
- Also known as“Ghoshavank”“Monastery of Horomos”
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Places in the Area
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Norshen
Village
Norshen is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia.
3 km southwest of Horomos
Horomos
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Latitude
40.51987° or 40° 31′ 12″ north
Longitude
43.62912° or 43° 37′ 45″ east
Open location code
8HG5GJ9H+WJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = monastery
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = armenian_apostolic
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Horomos” goes by many names.
ՀոռոմոսArmenian
Horomos monastırıAzerbaijani
HoromosCzech
HoromosDutch
Klooster van HoromosDutch
ΧορομόςGreek
هوروموسPersian
ГошаванкRussian
ОромосRussian
ОромосаванкRussian
ХоромосRussian
ХоромосаванкRussian
ХошаванкRussian
Samostan HoromosSlovenian
Horomos ManastırıTurkish
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