Donskoy Monastery

Donskoy Monastery is a major monastery in , founded in 1591 in commemoration of Moscow's deliverance from the threat of an invasion by the Crimean Khan Kazy-Girey.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Donskoy Cemetery and New Donskoye Cemetery.
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The New Donskoy Cemetery is a 20th-century necropolis… is situated 270 metres south of Donskoy Monastery.
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is one of the largest… is situated 750 metres northwest of Donskoy Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gagarinsky District and Khamovniki District.
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, Moscow is an administrative…
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is a district…
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, Moscow is an administrative… is situated 2½ km east of Donskoy Monastery.

Donskoy Monastery

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Latitude
55.71452° or 55° 42′ 52″ north
Longitude
37.60207° or 37° 36′ 7″ east
Open location code
9G7VPJ72+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25056967
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q1242146

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Donskoy Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Դոնսկոյ վանք”
  • Bashkir: “Дон монастыры”
  • Belarusian: “Данскі манастыр”
  • Chinese: “威美亞 (夏威夷縣)”
  • Chinese: “頓斯科伊修道院”
  • Chinese: “頓河修道院墓園”
  • Chinese: “顿河修道院”
  • Czech: “Donský klášter”
  • Danish: “Donskoj Kloster”
  • Dutch: “Donskoj-klooster”
  • Dutch: “Donskojklooster”
  • Finnish: “Donskoin luostari”
  • French: “Cimetière Donskoïe”
  • French: “Monastere de Donskoi”
  • French: “monastère de Donskoï”
  • French: “Monastère de donskoï”
  • French: “Monastère De Donskoï”
  • French: “Monastère Donskoï”
  • Georgian: “დონის მონასტერი”
  • German: “Donskoi Kloster”
  • German: “Donskoi-Kloster”
  • German: “Donskoi”
  • German: “Donskoj-Kloster”
  • Greek: “Μοναστήρι Ντονσκόι”
  • Greek: “Μοναστήρι του Ντονσκόι”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר דונסקוי”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Donskoi”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Donskoj”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Donskoy”
  • Italian: “monastero Donskoj”
  • Italian: “Monastero Donskoj”
  • Japanese: “ドンスコイ修道院”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Donskoj kloster”
  • Norwegian: “Donskoj-klosteret”
  • Polish: “Monaster Doński”
  • Polish: “Monastyr Doński”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Donskoi”
  • Russian: “Донской монастырь”
  • Russian: “Московский Донской монастырь”
  • Russian: “Свято-донской монастырь”
  • Russian: “Свято-Донской монастырь”
  • Serbian: “Донски манастир”
  • Slovenian: “Donski samostan”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Donskói”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio Donskói”
  • Swedish: “Donskoj kloster”
  • Tatar: “Тын кәшишханәсе”
  • Turkish: “Donskoy Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Донський монастир”
  • Urdu: “دونسکوئی خانقاہ”
  • Western Frisian: “Donskoj kleaster”
  • Western Frisian: “Donskoj-kleaster”

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