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.
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  • Armenian Apostolic church
  • …dates from 1026
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
  • Also known as
    “Ամբերդի եկեղեցի”
    “Վահրամաշեն եկեղեցի (Vahramashen)”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orgov and Tegher.
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of . is situated 4½ km southeast of Vahramashen Church.
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality… is situated 5 km south of Vahramashen Church.
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of . is situated 5 km southeast of Vahramashen Church.

Vahramashen Church

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Latitude
40.38775° or 40° 23′ 16″ north
Longitude
44.22851° or 44° 13′ 43″ east
Open location code
8HG696QH+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 498609239
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­religious
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Wiki­data 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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