Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God

The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God of Kanaker, is an active Russian Orthodox church in the old area of , , . Main church of the Diocese of Yerevan and Armenia.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Russian Orthodox
  • Description: Russian Orthodox church in Kanaker, Yerevan, Armenia
  • Address: 68 Զաքարիա Սարկավագի փողոց, Երևան

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Hakob Church and Khachatur Abovyan.

Church
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Surp Hakob Church is located in the within the city limits of , the capital of Armenia. Its sister-church, Surp Astvatsatsin, is located upon a hilltop to the northwest within sight of the Church of S. Hakob. is situated 1 km southwest of Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God.

Sports venue
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Officially, the Technical Center-Academy of the Football Federation of Armenia, commonly known as the or Avan Football Academy, is a modern football training school located in , the capital of . is situated 1 km east of Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kanaker-Zeytun and Avan.

Suburb
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is one of the 12 districts of , the capital of , located in the northeastern part of the city. As of the 2022 census, the population of the district is 73,834.

Suburb
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is one of the 12 districts of , the capital of . Originally an ancient village on a hill at the northeastern outskirts of , has been inhabited since pre-Christian times.

Village
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, a village in the of , 42 km southwest of the province's center, on the high right bank of the , blocking KERG. is situated 3 km north of Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God.

Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God

Latitude
40.22412° or 40° 13′ 27″ north
Longitude
44.5454° or 44° 32′ 43″ east
Levels
3
Open location code
8HG66GFW+J5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 137732054
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­russian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q4500857
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ռուս Ուղղափառ եկեղեցի (Սուրբ Տիրամոր տաճար)”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Աստվածածին Եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Աստվածածին ռուսական եկեղեցի”
  • Chinese: “聖母代禱教堂”
  • Greek: “Ιερός Ναός της Μεσιτείας της Θεοτόκου (Γερεβάν)”
  • Greek: “Ιερός Ναός της Μεσιτείας της Θεοτόκου”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew Opieki Matki Bożej w Erywaniu”
  • Russian: “Свято-Покровский храм (Ереван)”
  • Russian: “Свято-Покровский храм в Ереване”
  • Russian: “Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы (Ереван)”
  • Russian: “Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы в Ереване”
  • Russian: “Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы”
  • Serbian: “Црква Покрова Пресвете Богородице у Јеревану”
  • Swedish: “Heliga Guds moders beskydds kyrka i Kanaker”
  • Turkish: “Kutsal Anne’nin Şefaati Kilisesi”

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