Surp Khach Monastery

Surp Khach Monastery is a medieval Armenian monastery located on the Crimean peninsula near and founded in 1358. Before the USSR nationalized it, this monastery owned 4,000 acres of land, while during the Soviet period it served various functions from Pioneer Camp to tuberculosis clinic.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: Armenian Apostolic monastery in Staryi Krym, Crimea
  • Also known as: “Surb Khach Monastery”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Surp Khach Monastery and Surb Stefanos Monastery.

Church
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is a church.

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Museum
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There are four Alexander Grin House Museums. The first one is a house museum in the last place of residence of Russian writer Alexander Grin which was in , . is situated 3 km northeast of Surp Khach Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stary Krym and Red Stone.

Town
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Staryi Krym is a small historical city and former bishopric in Kirovske Raion of , Ukraine. It has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It is located in the Eastern Crimean Peninsula, approximately 25 km west of Theodosia. Population: 9,277. is situated 4 km northeast of Surp Khach Monastery.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 6 km south of Surp Khach Monastery.

Village
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Perevalivka is a village in the Sudak Municipality of the , a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of and annexed by as the Republic of Crimea. is situated 7 km southwest of Surp Khach Monastery.

Surp Khach Monastery

Latitude
45.00054° or 45° 0′ 2″ north
Longitude
35.06235° or 35° 3′ 45″ east
Open location code
8GQQ2326+6W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30711728
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Wiki­data ID
Q2471388
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Surp Khach Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ղրիմի Սուրբ Խաչ վանք”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Խաչ վանք”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Խաչ”
  • French: “Sainte-Croix de Sourkhat”
  • German: “Kloster Surb-Chatsch”
  • German: “Surb-Chatsch-Kloster”
  • Japanese: “スルブ＝ハチ修道院”
  • Persian: “صومعه صلیب مقدس”
  • Russian: “монастырский комплекс Сурб-Хач”
  • Russian: “монастырь Сурб Хач”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Сурб-Хач”
  • Russian: “Сурб Хач (Крым)”
  • Russian: “Сурб Хач”
  • Russian: “Сурб-Хач”
  • Ukrainian: “Сурб Хач”
  • Ukrainian: “Сурб-Хач”
  • Ukrainian: “Сурп-Хач”

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