Holy Mother of God Church
Holy Mother of God Church is a church in Meghri Municipality, Syunik Province. Holy Mother of God Church is situated nearby to the post office HayPost 3401, as well as near Meghri Fortress.Photo: Elena Arakelova - arle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: church building in Meghri, Armenia
- Also known as: “Holy Mother of God Church, Meghri”, “St. Astvatsatsin Church”, and “Surb Astvatsatsin Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Meghri Fortress.
Meghri Fortress
Photo: Well-read MountainMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meghri Fortress is an 11th-century Armenian fortress located in the town of Meghri. It is located on a hill overlooking the old section of the town from the north. Meghri Fortress is situated 210 metres east of Holy Mother of God Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meghri and Lehvaz.
Meghri
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Meghri is a town and the centre of the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in southern Armenia, near the border with Iran. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 4,580.
Lehvaz
Village
Lehvaz is a village in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Lehvaz is situated 5 km northwest of Holy Mother of God Church.
Karchevan
Village
Photo: GeoO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karchevan is a village in the Meghri Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The village is located in the southern part of the Syunik Province, a short distance from the Aras River - the main tributary of the Kura River, which forms the border with Iran and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. Karchevan is situated 5 km west of Holy Mother of God Church.
Holy Mother of God Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Meghri Municipality, Syunik Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
38.90374° or 38° 54′ 14″ northLongitude
46.24661° or 46° 14′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8HC8W63W+FJOpenStreetMap ID
way 289814044OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicWikidata ID
Q20508011
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Holy Mother of God Church” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Եկեղեցի Սբ. Աստվածածին”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի”
- Persian: “کلیسای مریم مقدس (مغری)”
- Persian: “کلیسای مریم مقدس”
- Russian: “церковь Св. Богоматери”
- Russian: “Церковь Святой Богородицы (Мегри)”
- Russian: “Церковь Святой Богородицы”
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