Saint Karapet Chapel

Saint Karapet Chapel is a church in . Saint Karapet Chapel is situated nearby to , as well as near the church .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Havuts Tar and Surb Amenaprkich.

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is an 11th to 13th century walled monastery, situated upon a promontory along the Azat River Valley across from the villages of and in the of . is situated 220 metres west of Saint Karapet Chapel.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 360 metres west of Saint Karapet Chapel.

Temple
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The is a classical colonnaded structure in the village of , in central , around 30 km east of . Built in the Ionic order, it is the best-known structure and symbol of pre-Christian Armenia. is situated 3½ km west of Saint Karapet Chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Goght and Garni.

Village
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is a village in the of , located on the right bank of the upper-Azat River. It is known from 13th-century manuscripts as Goghot.

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is a village in the Kotayk Province of . Most visitors come on day trips from Yerevan to see Temple and Geghard Monastery, but the area deserves a longer stay.

Hamlet
Geghmahovit or Bayburd is an abandoned town in the Ararat Province of . Traces of an early medieval armenian Bayburd settlement have been preserved in the Khosrov reserve, at the confluence of the Aghjo and Glan tributaries of the Azat River. is situated 3½ km south of Saint Karapet Chapel.

Saint Karapet Chapel

Latitude
40.12249° or 40° 7′ 21″ north
Longitude
44.77178° or 44° 46′ 18″ east
Open location code
8HG64QCC+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1323928100
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­chapel
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Wiki­data ID
Q21698679
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Russian—“Saint Karapet Chapel” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Կարապետ մատուռ”
  • Russian: “Часовня Святого Карапета”

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Highlights include Goght Cemetery and Քամալար.

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