Katarovank
Katarovank is an Armenian Apostolic monastery in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. It is located close to the village of Hin Tagher. The monastery was founded in the 4th century, but the present structure was completed in the 17th century.Photo: Nane Hambardzumyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: Armenian monastery in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan
- Also known as: “Katarovang”, “Kataroveng”, and “Katarovəng”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dizapayt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Köhnə Tağlar and Ağcakənd.
Köhnə Tağlar
Village
Photo: Gayane Budaghyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hin Tagher or Kohne Taghlar is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989. Köhnə Tağlar is situated 3½ km southwest of Katarovank.
Ağcakənd
Village
Photo: Gayane Budaghyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aghjakend or Khandzadzor is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989. Ağcakənd is situated 3½ km southeast of Katarovank.
Aşağı Sirik
Village
Aşağı Sirik is a village in the Jabrayil Rayon of Azerbaijan. Aşağı Sirik is situated 6 km south of Katarovank.
Katarovank
- Categories: monastery, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Khojavend District, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
39.52624° or 39° 31′ 35″ northLongitude
46.85662° or 46° 51′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8HF8GVG4+FJOpenStreetMap ID
way 371731895OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicWikidata ID
Q3860460
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Katarovank” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կատարո վանք”
- Azerbaijani: “Katarovəng monastırı”
- French: “Katarovank”
- German: “Katarowank”
- Italian: “Monastero di Katarovank”
- Persian: “کاتاروانک”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Cátaro”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Katarovank”
- Russian: “Катарованк”
- Russian: “монастырь Катаро”
- Serbian: “Катарованк”
- Turkish: “Katarovank Manastırı”
- Turkish: “Katarovank”
- Western Armenian: “Կատարոյ վանք (Կատարավանք)”
- Western Armenian: “Կատարոյ վանք”
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