Manoukian Manuscript Library
Vatche and Tamar Manoukian is a manuscript library located in Vagharshapat, Armenia.Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Library
- Description: library in Vagharshapat, Armenia
- Also known as: “Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Manuscript Library”
- Address: Վաղարշապատ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Etchmiadzin Cathedral and Saint Gayane Church.
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Church
Photo: Well-read MountainMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city dually known as Etchmiadzin and Vagharshapat, Armenia. Etchmiadzin Cathedral is situated 250 metres northwest of Manoukian Manuscript Library.
Saint Gayane Church
Church
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Saint Gayane Church is a 7th-century Armenian church in Vagharshapat, the religious center of Armenia. It is located within walking distance from the Etchmiadzin Cathedral of 301. Saint Gayane Church is situated 360 metres south of Manoukian Manuscript Library.
Etchmiadzin
Monastery
Photo: Devejian, Public domain.
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, known in Armenian as simply the Mother See, is the governing body of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is headquartered around Etchmiadzin Cathedral in Vagharshapat, Armenia and is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the head of the church. Etchmiadzin is situated 240 metres northwest of Manoukian Manuscript Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Echmiadzin and Artimet.
Echmiadzin
Photo: Arthur Chapman, CC BY 2.0.
Echmiadzin, in Central Armenia, is Armenia's fourth-largest city. It was officially renamed Vagharshapat in 1995, but since the main tourist site in the city is still named Echmiadzin, the old name is still in common use colloquially and in some official contexts.
Artimet
Village
Artimet is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The church of the village named after Saint Gregory the Illuminator, dates back to 1876. Artimet has a population of 1,704 at the 2011 census, up from 1,630 at the 2001 census. Artimet is situated 2½ km southwest of Manoukian Manuscript Library.
Tsaghkunk
Village
Photo: 05arman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tsaghkunk is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The town's church dates from the 19th century. Tsaghkunk is situated 3 km northwest of Manoukian Manuscript Library.
Manoukian Manuscript Library
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Armavir Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.16044° or 40° 9′ 38″ northLongitude
44.29344° or 44° 17′ 36″ eastLevels
2Open location code
8HG6576V+59OpenStreetMap ID
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amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q61104507
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Manoukian Manuscript Library” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Վաչե և Թամար Մանուկյան մատենադարան”
- Persian: “کتابخانه نسخههای خطی واچه و تامار مانوکیان”
- Russian: “Матенадаран Ваче и Тамар Манукян”
- Serbian: “Библиотека рукописа Ваче и Тамар Манукијан”
- Turkish: “Vaçe ve Tamar Manukyan El Yazmaları Kütüphanesi”
- Western Armenian: “Վաչէ եւ Թամար Մանուկեան մատենադարան”
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Highlights include Vache and Tamar Manukyan`s matenadaran and Open Air Altar.
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