Surp Marinos Monastery

St. Marinos is a ruined Armenian Orthodox monastery in the Gürpınar district of of , to the southeast of Lake Van. Built in the 12th century, it ceased functioning as a monastery after the Armenian genocide in 1915.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: Armenian Monastery in Van, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Saint Marinos Monastery or Srkhou Vank”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gürpınar.

Town
is a municipality and district of , . With an area of 4,028 km2, is the second-largest district of Turkey, after Karaman District. is situated 5 km southeast of Surp Marinos Monastery.

Surp Marinos Monastery

Latitude
38.34567° or 38° 20′ 44″ north
Longitude
43.35656° or 43° 21′ 24″ east
Open location code
8HC589W4+7J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1055088238
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q7646524
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Surp Marinos Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Մարինոս վանք”
  • Armenian: “Սրխու Սուրբ Նշան վանք”
  • Dutch: “Surp Marinos Monastery”
  • German: “Surp-Marinos-Kloster”
  • Persian: “صومعه نشان مقدس (سرخو)”
  • Persian: “صومعه نشان مقدس”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Святого Знамения Срху”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Святого Мариноса”
  • Russian: “Сурб Маринос”
  • Russian: “Сурб Ншан”
  • Turkish: “Surp Marinos Manastırı”

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