St. John (Surb Hovanes)

The Mastara Church, also known as Church of Saint John in an early medieval church in , . It features a variation of the cruciform plan and central domed church.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Church of St. John”, “Mastara Church”, and “Սուրբ հովհաննես”
  • Address: Մաստարա

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chapel of the Savior and Church of St. Stepanos Nakhavka.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is situated 350 metres northwest of St. John (Surb Hovanes).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mastara and Dzoragyugh.

Village
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is a village in the Talin Municipality of the of . The 5th-century Armenian Church of S. Hovhannes is situated in the northeastern half of the village, while the church of S.

Village
is a village in the Talin Municipality of the of .

Village
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is a village in the Talin Municipality of the of . The village has a shrine dedicated to Tadevos the Apostle and ruins of a cycoplean fort. is situated 3 km northeast of St. John (Surb Hovanes).

St. John (Surb Hovanes)

Latitude
40.45183° or 40° 27′ 7″ north
Longitude
43.88399° or 43° 53′ 2″ east
Open location code
8HG5FV2M+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 438419577
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Wiki­data ID
Q2664848
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“St. John (Surb Hovanes)” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Եկեղեցի Սբ. Հովհաննես”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Հովհաննես եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Յովհաննես Եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Mazdara məbədi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Məsdərə kilsəsi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Məsdərə məbədi”
  • Dutch: “Church of St. John”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يوحنا”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo Sankta Johano”
  • French: “église Saint Jean Baptiste”
  • French: “Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Mastara”
  • Georgian: “მასტარის იოანე ნათლისმცემლის ეკლესია”
  • Greek: “Εκκλησία Αγίου Ιωάννη Βαπτιστή”
  • Persian: “کلیسای هوهانس مقدس، ماستارا”
  • Polish: “kościół św. Jana Chrzciciela w Mastarze”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jana Chrzciciela w Mastarze”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Иоанна Крестителя”
  • Russian: “церковь Святого Иоанна”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Yuhanna Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Іоанна Хрестителя”
  • Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Յովհաննէս եկեղեցի (Մաստարա)”
  • Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Յովհաննէս եկեղեցի”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mastara Reservoir and Ակունքի եկեղեցի.

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