Poghos Petros chapel (‘Shor Gyol’ - salty pond)
Poghos Petros chapel (‘Shor Gyol’ - salty pond) is a church in Lake Sevan Region, Armenia. Poghos Petros chapel (‘Shor Gyol’ - salty pond) is situated nearby to Her Volcano Cave, as well as near the village Noratus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Noratus cemetery and Holy Mother of God Church.
Noratus cemetery
Photo: Eupator, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Noratus cemetery, also spelled Noraduz, is a medieval cemetery with many early khachkars located in the village of Noratus in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, near Gavar and Lake Sevan, 90 km north of Yerevan. Noratus cemetery is situated 1½ km southwest of Poghos Petros chapel (‘Shor Gyol’ - salty pond).
Holy Mother of God Church
Church
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holy Mother of God Church is situated 2 km southwest of Poghos Petros chapel (‘Shor Gyol’ - salty pond).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Noratus and Artsvakar.
Noratus
Village
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Noratus is a village in the Gavar Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, near the town of Gavar. The village has a rich historical past, and is famous for the Noratus cemetery, the largest surviving cemetery in the world featuring khachkars.
Artsvakar
Village
Artsvakar, is former village and currently a neighbourhood within the town of Gavar, the capital of Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It is home to an Iron Age fortress, dating back to the 2nd millennium BC. Artsvakar is situated 4 km southwest of Poghos Petros chapel (‘Shor Gyol’ - salty pond).
Gavarr
Town
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Gavar is a town in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of the Gavar Municipality and the Gegharkunik Province. It is situated among the high mountains of Gegham range to the west of Lake Sevan, with an average height of 1982 meters above sea level. Gavarr is situated 7 km southwest of Poghos Petros chapel (‘Shor Gyol’ - salty pond).
Poghos Petros chapel (‘Shor Gyol’ - salty pond)
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Categories: building, chapel, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Lake Sevan Region, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.38338° or 40° 23′ 0″ northLongitude
45.19531° or 45° 11′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8HG795MW+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 184489920OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolic
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