St. John (Surb Hovanes)
The Mastara Church, also known as Church of Saint John in an early medieval church in Mastara, Armenia. It features a variation of the cruciform plan and central domed church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Church of St. John” and “Mastara Church”
- Address: Մաստարա
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapel of the Savior and Church of St. Stepanos Nakhavka.
Chapel of the Savior
Church
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapel of the Savior is a church.
Church of St. Stepanos Nakhavka
Church
Photo: Armen Manukov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of St. Stepanos Nakhavka is situated 350 metres northwest of St. John (Surb Hovanes).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mastara and Dzoragyugh.
Mastara
Village
Photo: VardanMn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mastara is a village in the Talin Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The 5th-century Armenian Church of S. Hovhannes is situated in the northeastern half of the village, while the church of S.
Dzoragyugh
Village
Dzoragyugh is a village in the Talin Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
Tsaghkasar
Village
Tsaghkasar is a village in the Talin Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The village has a shrine dedicated to Tadevos the Apostle and ruins of a cycoplean fort. Tsaghkasar is situated 3 km northeast of St. John (Surb Hovanes).
St. John (Surb Hovanes)
- Categories: building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Aragatsotn Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.45183° or 40° 27′ 7″ northLongitude
43.88399° or 43° 53′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8HG5FV2M+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 438419577OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicWikidata 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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