Odzun Church

Odzun Church is an Armenian basilica constructed around the 5th–7th century in the village of the of .
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Photo: Emma YSU, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Church of the Holy Mother of God of Odzun”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Horomayr.

Monastery
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monastery is a monastic complex in the of . The monastery is built on the cliffs 1 km south of the village of . It is easiest to get to Odzun from via the town's public transport. is situated 2 km southeast of Odzun Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Odzun and Amoj.

Village
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is a village in the of . It is situated on a plateau above the left bank of the river gorge, about a thousand metres above the Yerevan–Tbilisi highway, a few kilometres south of the town of .

Village
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the of .

Photo: Lilit.amiraghyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is in . There are two cities along the river at the bottom of the canyon, and a good number of villages that are mainly on the plain that is atop the canyon walls. is the biggest city in the region by far.

Odzun Church

Latitude
41.0509° or 41° 3′ 3″ north
Longitude
44.61651° or 44° 36′ 59″ east
Open location code
8HH63J28+9J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 216128038
Open­Street­Map feature
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building=­church
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historic=­church
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tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Wiki­data ID
Q1736204
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Odzun Church” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Եկեղեցի (Օձունի տաճար, Սբ. Հովհաննես եկեղեցի, Խաչգունդ վանք)”
  • Armenian: “Օձուն”
  • Armenian: “Օձունի եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Օձունի տաճար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Uzunlar məbədi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Uzunlar monastırı”
  • Dutch: “Odzun Church”
  • Esperanto: “Odzun (preĝejo)”
  • Esperanto: “Odzun”
  • French: “Église d’Odzoun”
  • French: “église d’Odzun”
  • Georgian: “ოძუნის მონასტერი”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Odsun”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Odzun”
  • Greek: “Εκκλησία του Οντζούν”
  • Italian: “chiesa di Odzun”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Оџун”
  • Persian: “کلیسای اودزون”
  • Russian: “Одзунский монастырь”
  • Turkish: “Odzun Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Одзунський монастир”
  • Western Armenian: “Օձունի Եկեղեցին”
  • Western Frisian: “Tsjerke fan Odsun”
  • Western Frisian: “Tsjerke fan Otsûn”

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