Vorotnavank
Vorotnavank is a monastic complex located along a ridge overlooking the Vorotan gorge, between the villages of Vaghatin and Vorotan, about 14 km east of Sisian in the Syunik Province of Armenia.Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vorotnaberd and Meliq Tangi bridge.
Vorotnaberd
Ruins
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vorotnaberd is an important fortress along a ridge overlooking the Vorotan gorge, between the villages of Vaghatin and Vorotan in the Syunik Province of Armenia. Vorotnaberd is 1,365 metres above sea level. Vorotnaberd is situated 2 km southeast of Vorotnavank.
Meliq Tangi bridge
Photo: Ek6rba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Meliq Tangi bridge is situated 2 km southeast of Vorotnavank.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vaghatin and Vorotnavan.
Vaghatin
Village
Photo: Hovhannes.khangeldyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vaghatin is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The Vorotnavank monastery is located close to Vaghatin.
Vorotnavan
Village
Photo: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vorotnavan is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. The Vorotnaberd fortress is located near the village.
Noravan
Village
Noravan is a village in the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in Armenia. Noravan is situated 4 km northwest of Vorotnavank.
Vorotnavank
- Type: Church
- Description: Historic site of Armenia
- Categories: monastery, cultural property, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Syunik Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
39.49618° or 39° 29′ 46″ northLongitude
46.12118° or 46° 7′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8HF8F4WC+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 427964739OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3563129
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Vorotnavank” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Որոտնավանք”
- Armenian: “Վաղատնի վանք”
- Azerbaijani: “Vağudi məbədi”
- Esperanto: “Vorotnavank”
- French: “Orotnavank”
- French: “Vorotnavank”
- Georgian: “ვოროტნავანქი”
- German: “Vorotnavank”
- German: “Worotnavank”
- Greek: “Βοροτναβάνκ”
- Persian: “وروتناوانک”
- Russian: “Воротнаванк”
- Turkish: “Vorotnavank”
- Ukrainian: “Монастир Воротнаванк”
- Western Armenian: “Որոտնավանք”
- Western Frisian: “Vorotnavank”
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