Bagnayr Monastery

The Bagnayr Monastery is a monastery in , 7 kilometers northwest of , built in the 11th century CE. It was "one of the most renowned monastic complexes in medieval Armenia".
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: ruins of Armenian monastery in Kars, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Bagnair Monastery” and “Bagnayr monastery”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kozluca and Ani.

Village
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is a village in the Kars District of , . Its population is 102. The village houses the remains of the Armenian Bagnayr Monastery, built in the 10th century CE.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 7 km east of Bagnayr Monastery.

Village
is a village in the Ani Municipality of the of . is situated 10 km east of Bagnayr Monastery.

Bagnayr Monastery

Latitude
40.51406° or 40° 30′ 51″ north
Longitude
43.48328° or 43° 28′ 60″ east
Open location code
8HG5GF7M+J8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 471178720
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Wiki­data ID
Q12837416
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Bagnayr Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բագնայրի վանք”
  • Azerbaijani: “Baqnayr monastırı”
  • Czech: “Klášter Bagnayr”
  • Persian: “باگنایری وانک”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Bagnair”
  • Russian: “Багнаир”
  • Russian: “Багнаирский монастырь”
  • Russian: “Багнайр”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Багнаир”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Багнайир”
  • Turkish: “Bagnayr Manastırı”

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