Saint Sargis Church of Tsovinar
The small church of Saint Sarkis is located in the foothills south of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The structure was built between the 12th to 13th centuries and sits south of the village of Tsovinar on a promontory overlooking a small gorge.Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: church building in Tsovinar, Armenia
- Also known as: “St. Sarkis Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vanevan Monastery and Holy Mother of God Church.
Vanevan Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vanevan Monastery is a monastery located along a gorge south of the village of Artsvanist, southeast of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Vanevan Monastery is situated 760 metres northeast of Saint Sargis Church of Tsovinar.
Holy Mother of God Church
Church
Photo: Ավետիսյան91, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holy Mother of God Church is situated 760 metres northeast of Saint Sargis Church of Tsovinar.
Vanevan Gavit
Church
Photo: Ohanyan Dianna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vanevan Gavit is a church, which is situated 760 metres northeast of Saint Sargis Church of Tsovinar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Artsvanist and Tsovinar.
Artsvanist
Village
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Artsvanist is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located to the south of Lake Sevan. In the gorge south of the village is the important early 10th century monastery of Vanevan and a large but broken medieval khachkar monument nearby.
Tsovinar
Village
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tsovinar is a village in the Martuni Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, located to the south of Lake Sevan. Tsovinar is situated 4 km northwest of Saint Sargis Church of Tsovinar.
Karchaghbyur
Village
Karchaghbyur is a village in the Vardenis Municipality of the Gegharkunik province of Armenia. Karchaghbyur is situated 7 km northeast of Saint Sargis Church of Tsovinar.
Saint Sargis Church of Tsovinar
- Categories: building and religion
- Location: Lake Sevan Region, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.14064° or 40° 8′ 26″ northLongitude
45.51074° or 45° 30′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8HG74GR6+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 1194191176OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicWikidata ID
Q3851576
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Persian—“Saint Sargis Church of Tsovinar” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Սարգիս եկեղեցի”
- Esperanto: “Preĝejo Sankta Sarkis de Covinar”
- French: “église Saint-Sargis de Tsovinar”
- French: “Église Saint-Sargis de Tsovinar”
- Georgian: “წოვინარის წმინდა სარქისის ეკლესია”
- Persian: “کلیسای سارگیس مقدس، تسووینار”
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