Tejharuyk Monastery
Tejharuyk is a 12th-century walled Armenian monastery located upon a wooded hill just southwest of the village of Meghradzor in the Kotayk Province of Armenia.Photo: Vahag851, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Tejharuyk monastery”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meghradzor and Gorgoch.
Meghradzor
Village
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meghradzor is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, 15 kilometres northwest of Hrazdan. The village is located to the south of the Pambak mountain range, along the left bank of the Marmarik River.
Gorgoch
Village
Gorgoch; formerly known as Korchlu, Gorchulu, is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It is included in the community of Meghradzor village. Gorgoch is situated 3 km west of Tejharuyk Monastery.
Marmarik
Village
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marmarik, is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. Marmarik is situated 3 km southeast of Tejharuyk Monastery.
Tejharuyk Monastery
- Categories: monastery, cultural property, building, tourism, ruins, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kotayk Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.598° or 40° 35′ 53″ northLongitude
44.64467° or 44° 38′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8HG6HJXV+5VOpenStreetMap ID
way 562243961OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicWikidata ID
Q18393291
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Tejharuyk Monastery” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Գյուրջիքիլիսա”
- Armenian: “Թեժառույքի վանք”
- Armenian: “Թեժարույգի վանք”
- Armenian: “Թուխ Մանուկ”
- Armenian: “Վանական համալիր Թեժառույքի վանք”
- Georgian: “თეჟარუიქი”
- German: “Kloster Tejharuyk”
- Persian: “صومعه تژارویک”
- Russian: “Монастырь Тежаруйг”
- Russian: “Монастырь Тежаруйк”
- Turkish: “Tejharuyk Manastırı”
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Highlights include Meghradzor village club and Vanqiglukh.
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