Horomayr
Horomayr Monastery is a monastic complex in the Lori Province of Armenia. The monastery is built on the cliffs 1 km south of the village of Odzun. It is easiest to get to Odzun from Alaverdi via the town's public transport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Horomayr Monastery” and “Horomayri Monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Odzun Church and Kobayr monastery.
Odzun Church
Church
Photo: Emma YSU, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Odzun Church is an Armenian basilica constructed around the 5th–7th century in the Odzun village of the Lori Province of Armenia. Odzun Church is situated 2 km northwest of Horomayr.
Kobayr monastery
Monastery
Photo: Baldiri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kobayr is a 12th-century Armenian monastery located in the village Kobayr, directly across the road from the town of Tumanyan, within Lori marz, Armenia. Kobayr monastery is situated 3½ km south of Horomayr.
Ardvi monastery
Photo: A.arpi.a, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ardvi monastery is situated 3½ km southwest of Horomayr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aygehat and Odzun.
Aygehat
Village
Aygehat is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia, 9 km south-west of the city of Alaverdi, and 43 km northeast Vanadzor. The village is located on the left bank of the Debed river on a high plateau, 1150m above sea level.
Odzun
Village
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Odzun is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia. It is situated on a plateau above the left bank of the Debed river gorge, about a thousand metres above the Yerevan–Tbilisi highway, a few kilometres south of the town of Alaverdi.
Kobayr
Village
Kobayr, previously known as Kober kayarani gyugh, is a village in the Tumanyan Municipality of the Lori Province of Armenia. Kobayr Monastery is near the village. Kobayr is situated 3½ km south of Horomayr.
Horomayr
- Categories: cultural property, building, and religion
- Location: Lori, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.0343° or 41° 2′ 4″ northLongitude
44.6275° or 44° 37′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8HH62JMG+PXOpenStreetMap ID
way 629328481OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicWikidata ID
Q3140702
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Horomayr” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Հոռոմայր”
- Armenian: “Հորոմայրի վանք”
- Armenian: “Վանական համալիր Հոռոմայրի Սբ. Նշան` ստորին հուշարձանախումբ”
- Catalan: “Horomair”
- French: “Horomayr”
- Georgian: “ჰორომაირის მონასტერი”
- German: “Horomayr”
- Persian: “صومعه هورومایر”
- Russian: “монастырь Оромайр”
- Spanish: “Horomayr”
- Turkish: “Horomayri Manastırı”
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Highlights include Horomayr Monastery and Holy Mother of God Jhamatun.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Horomayr”. Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.