Holy Apostles Monastery

Arakelots Monastery was an Armenian monastery in the historic province of Taron, 11 km south-east of , in present-day eastern . According to tradition, Gregory the Illuminator founded the monastery to house relics of several apostles.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: Armenian monastery in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Arak Manastırı”, “Arakelots Monastery”, “Heilige Apostelenklooster (Mus)”, “Surb Arakeloc”, “Surb Arakelots Vank”, “Сурб Аракелоц”, and “阿拉克洛特修道院”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Donatım and Derecik.

Village
, also known as Derkevank, is a village of Muş District, , Eastern Anatolia in Turkey. Its population is 779 in 2022. is situated 3 km northeast of Holy Apostles Monastery.

Village
is a village in Muş District, , eastern Turkey. Its population is 605. is located 13 km away from Mus township. is situated 3½ km east of Holy Apostles Monastery.

Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in the mountains of Turkey, with a population of 117,000 in 2022. It's the seat of the province of , with a total population of 400,000.

Holy Apostles Monastery

Latitude
38.69585° or 38° 41′ 45″ north
Longitude
41.5195° or 41° 31′ 10″ east
Open location code
8HC3MGW9+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 183044068
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Wiki­data 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”
  • 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”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de los Arakelots”
  • Turkish: “Kutsal Havariler Manastırı”
  • Western Armenian: “Մշոյ Սուրբ Առաքելոց Վանք”

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