Alahan Monastery
Alahan Monastery is a complex of fifth-century buildings located in the mountains of Isauria in southern Asia Minor. Located at an altitude of 4,000 ft, it stands 3,000 ft over the Calycadnus valley and is a one-hour walking distance from the village of Geçimli.Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mut, Mersin, Turkey
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Geçimli and Kayaönü.
Geçimli
Village
Geçimli is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Mut, Mersin Province. Turkey. Its population is 385. It is situated to the west of Turkish state highway D.715 and to the northwest of Mut.
Kayaönü
Village
Kayaönü is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Mut, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 117. It is situated in the Toros Mountains. Its distance to Mut is 26 kilometres and to Mersin is 187 kilometres. Kayaönü is situated 4½ km west of Alahan Monastery.
Burunköy
Village
Burunköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Mut, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 263. It is a mountain village on the state highway D.715 which connects Mut and Silifke to Central Anatolia. Burunköy is situated 7 km south of Alahan Monastery.
Alahan Monastery
- Categories: monastery, ancient city, museum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mut, Mersin Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
36.7912° or 36° 47′ 28″ northLongitude
33.3525° or 33° 21′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8G8MQ9R2+FXOpenStreetMap ID
way 173069883OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicWikidata ID
Q94668
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Alahan Monastery” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ալահան”
- Azerbaijani: “Alahan monastırı”
- French: “Alahan”
- French: “monastère d’Alahan”
- French: “Monastère d’Alahan”
- German: “Alahan Manastir”
- German: “Alahan-Kloster”
- Greek: “Μοναστήρι του Αλαχάν”
- Persian: “نیایشگاه آلاهان”
- Russian: “Алабанда”
- Russian: “Алахан-Манастыр”
- Russian: “Алахан”
- Turkish: “Alahan Manastırı Doğu Kilisesi”
- Turkish: “Alahan Manastırı”
- Ukrainian: “Алахан”
- “Alahan Manastiri”
- “Alahan Manastırı”
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