Öşvank Church
Oshki is a Georgian Eastern Orthodox monastery from the second half of the 10th century located in the historic province of Tao, now part of the territory of Turkey.Photo: Inalo1989, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: monastery
- Also known as: “Oshk Vank”, “Oshki”, “Oshki Monastery”, “Oshkvank”, and “Öşk Manastırı”
- Address: Çamlıyamaç
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bakırtepe and Uzundere.
Bakırtepe
Village
Bakırtepe is a village in the Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey. Its population is 120. Bakırtepe is situated 9 km northwest of Öşvank Church.
Uzundere
Town
Photo: Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Uzundere is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey. Its area is 505 km2, and its population is 7,625. The mayor is Muhammet Halis Özsoy. Uzundere is situated 9 km south of Öşvank Church.
Öşvank Church
- Categories: monastery, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Uzundere İlçesi, Erzurum Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
40.614° or 40° 36′ 50″ northLongitude
41.54272° or 41° 32′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8HG3JG7V+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 183863555OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodoxWikidata ID
Q308010
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Öşvank Church” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Օշկվանք”
- Azerbaijani: “Oşki monastırı”
- Dutch: “Oshki”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Oŝki”
- French: “Oshki”
- Georgian: “ოშკი”
- German: “Oschki”
- German: “Ösk Vank”
- German: “Öşk Vank”
- German: “Öşkvank”
- Hebrew: “אושקי”
- Japanese: “オシュキ修道院”
- Mingrelian: “ოშკი”
- Persian: “اوشکوانک”
- Russian: “Monastery de Osk(Oskhi)”
- Russian: “Ванк”
- Russian: “Ошкаванк”
- Russian: “Ошкванк”
- Russian: “Ошки”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de oshki”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Oshki”
- Turkish: “Öşk-Vank Manastırı”
- Turkish: “Oşki Manastırı”
- Turkish: “Oşki”
- Turkish: “Öşvank Manastırı”
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