Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan
Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan is a ruins in Yerevan, Central Armenia. Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan is situated nearby to the college Ohanyan educational complex, as well as near Holy Mother of God Church.Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Cathedral of Avan Complex”
- Address: Երևան, 0060
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cathedral of Avan and Holy Mother of God Church.
Cathedral of Avan
Church
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of Avan is a ruined late 6th-century church located in the Avan District of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It is the oldest surviving church inside Yerevan's city limits, and earliest dated example of tetraconch church.
Holy Mother of God Church
Church
Photo: Emma YSU, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holy Mother of God Church is situated 580 metres southeast of Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan.
Holy Mother of God Church
Church
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Holy Mother of God Church is situated 1 km northeast of Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avan and Arinj.
Avan
Suburb
Photo: Spetsnaz1991, CC BY 2.0.
Avan is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Originally an ancient village on a hill at the northeastern outskirts of Yerevan, Avan has been inhabited since pre-Christian times.
Arinj
Village
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Arinj, is a major village located just north of Yerevan in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. Arinj is an upscale suburb with several mansions belonging to multimillionaires located there, including the mansion of Gagik Tsarukyan, founder of the Prosperous Armenia party.
Kanaker-Zeytun
Suburb
Photo: Mosinyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kanaker-Zeytun is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, located in the northeastern part of the city. As of the 2022 census, the population of the district is 73,834. Kanaker-Zeytun is situated 2½ km west of Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan.
Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan
- Categories: cultural property, building complex, church, and historic site
- Location: Yerevan, Central Armenia, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.21507° or 40° 12′ 54″ northLongitude
44.57195° or 44° 34′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8HG66H8C+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 472879599OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicWikidata ID
Q3849018
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ավանի Սուրբ Աստվածածին Կաթողիկե Եկեղեցի”
- Armenian: “Եկեղեցական համալիր Ավանի Սբ. Աստվածածին (Կաթողիկե, Ծիրանավոր)”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه افان”
- Esperanto: “Avan”
- Persian: “کلیسای کاتوغیک تسیراناور آوان”
- Russian: “Аванская церковь Пресвятой Богородицы Катогике”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Policlinic N12 of Avan and Avan cemetry.
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