Vahramashen Church
The Vahramashen Church, also commonly referred to as Vahramashen Surp Astvatsatsin or the Church of Amberd) was built for Prince Vahram Pahlavuni of the Pahlavuni family.Photo: Vahag851, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Ամբերդի եկեղեցի”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orgov and Tegher.
Orgov
Village
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orgov is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Orgov is home to the Orgov Radio-Optical Telescope and remains of a Bronze Age fort. Orgov is situated 4½ km southeast of Vahramashen Church.
Tegher
Village
Photo: nina stoessinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tegher is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia on the southern slope of Mount Aragats. The town contains the Monastery of Tegher built in 1213. Tegher is situated 5 km south of Vahramashen Church.
Antarut
Village
Photo: Hambi88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Antarut is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Antarut is situated 5 km southeast of Vahramashen Church.
Vahramashen Church
- Categories: building, historic site, place of worship, religious building, and religion
- Location: Aragatsotn Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.38775° or 40° 23′ 16″ northLongitude
44.22851° or 44° 13′ 43″ eastInception
1026Open location code
8HG696QH+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 498609239OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=religiousOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicWikidata ID
Q2507423
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Vahramashen Church” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Եկեղեցի Սբ. Աստվածածին”
- Armenian: “Վահրամաշեն եկեղեցի”
- Dutch: “Vahramashen Church”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه فهراماشين”
- Esperanto: “Vahramaŝen”
- French: “église de Vahramashen”
- French: “Église de Vahramashen”
- Georgian: “ვაჰრამაშენი”
- Greek: “Εκκλησία του Βαχραμασέν”
- Persian: “کلیسای واهراماشن”
- Polish: “kościół Amberd”
- Polish: “Kościół Wahramaszen”
- Russian: “Ваграмашен”
- Russian: “Церковь Амберда”
- Russian: “Церковь Ваграмашен”
- Turkish: “Vahramashen Kilisesi”
- Ukrainian: “Ваграмашен”
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