Holy Apostles Monastery
Arakelots Monastery was an Armenian monastery in the historic province of Taron, 11 km south-east of Mush, in present-day eastern Turkey. According to tradition, Gregory the Illuminator founded the monastery to house relics of several apostles.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: Armenian monastery in Turkey
- Also known as: “Arakelots Monastery”, “Surb Arakeloc”, and “Surb Arakelots Vank”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donatım and Derecik.
Donatım
Village
Donatım, also known as Derkevank, is a village of Muş District, Muş Province, Eastern Anatolia in Turkey. Its population is 779 in 2022. Donatım is situated 3 km northeast of Holy Apostles Monastery.
Derecik
Village
Derecik is a village in Muş District, Muş Province, eastern Turkey. Its population is 605. Derecik is located 13 km away from Mus township. There is a primary school in the village, a mosque, drinking water network, electricity and landline telephone. Derecik is situated 3½ km east of Holy Apostles Monastery.
Muş
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Muş is a city in the Eastern Anatolia mountains of Turkey, with a population of 117,000 in 2022. It's the seat of the province of Muş, with a total population of 400,000.
Holy Apostles Monastery
- Categories: monastery, ruins, church, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Mus, Muş Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
38.69585° or 38° 41′ 45″ northLongitude
41.5195° or 41° 31′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8HC3MGW9+8QOpenStreetMap ID
way 183044068OpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicWikidata ID
Q2062428
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Holy Apostles Monastery” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մշո Սուրբ Առաքելոց վանք”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Առաքելոց վանք”
- Chinese: “聖使徒修道院”
- Chinese: “阿拉克洛特修道院”
- Dutch: “Heilige Apostelenklooster (Mus)”
- Dutch: “Heilige Apostelenklooster”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Arakeloc”
- French: “monastère des Saints-Apôtres”
- French: “Monastère des Saints-Apôtres”
- Georgian: “არაქელოცვანქის მონასტერი”
- German: “Heilige-Apostel-Kloster”
- Indonesian: “Monasteri Arakelots”
- Japanese: “聖使徒修道院”
- Persian: “صومعه آراکلوتس مقدس (موش)”
- Persian: “صومعه آراکلوتس مقدس”
- Russian: “Монастырь Святых Апостолов”
- Russian: “Сурб Аракелоц”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de los Arakelots”
- Turkish: “Arak Manastırı”
- Turkish: “Kutsal Havariler Manastırı”
- Western Armenian: “Մշոյ Սուրբ Առաքելոց Վանք”
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