Gavit
Gavit is a church in Kotayk Province, Armenia. Gavit is situated nearby to the monastery Geghard, as well as near the chapel Avazan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Geghard and St. Stepanos (Aghjots Vank).
Geghard
Monastery
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Geghard is a medieval monastery in the Kotayk province of Armenia, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with enhanced protection status.
St. Stepanos (Aghjots Vank)
Church
Photo: Z galstyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aghjots Vank; also known as the Saint Stephen Monastery of Goght, is a 13th-century monastery situated along a tributary of the Azat River Valley within the Khosrov State Reserve located half a mile walk from the hamlet of Mets Gilanlar, and near the villages of Goght and Garni in the Ararat Province of Armenia. St. Stepanos (Aghjots Vank) is situated 4 km south of Gavit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Geghard and Goght.
Geghard
Village
Photo: Dec53, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Geghard is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Geghard monastery is located southeast of Geghard village, near Goght.
Goght
Village
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Goght is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, located on the right bank of the upper-Azat River. It is known from 13th-century manuscripts as Goghot. Goght is situated 3 km west of Gavit.
Bayburd
Hamlet
Geghmahovit or Bayburd is an abandoned town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Traces of an early medieval armenian Bayburd settlement have been preserved in the Khosrov reserve, at the confluence of the Aghjo and Glan tributaries of the Azat River. Bayburd is situated 6 km southwest of Gavit.
Gavit
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kotayk Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.14043° or 40° 8′ 26″ northLongitude
44.81847° or 44° 49′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8HG64RR9+59OpenStreetMap ID
way 729449080OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolic
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Gavit” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Գավիթ”
- Russian: “Гавит”
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