Monastery of Varag
Varagavank was an Armenian monastery on the slopes of Mount Erek, 9 km southeast of the city of Van, in eastern Turkey. The monastery was founded in the early 11th century by Senekerim-Hovhannes Artsruni, the Armenian King of Vaspurakan, on a preexisting religious site.
- Armenian Apostolic church
- Description: monastery in Bakraçlı, İpekyolu, Van, Turkey
- Address: Bakraçlı
- Also known as“Monastery of Varagavank”“Varagavank”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Erek.
Mount Erek
Peak
Mount Erek a mountain 3,204 meters high overlooking the city of Van in eastern Turkey. Mount Erek is situated 3 km east of Monastery of Varag.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bostaniçi and Van.
Bostaniçi
Suburb
Bostaniçi is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of İpekyolu, Van Province, Turkey. Bostaniçi is situated 7 km north of Monastery of Varag.
Toprakkale
Rusahinili ", modern Toprakkale, is an ancient… Toprakkale is situated 9 km northwest of Monastery of Varag.
Monastery of Varag
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Latitude
38.44992° or 38° 26′ 60″ north
Longitude
43.46138° or 43° 27′ 41″ east
Open location code
8HC5CFX6+XH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=church
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolic
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Monastery of Varag” goes by many names.
ՎարագավանքArmenian
瓦拉加万克修道院Chinese
VaragavankDutch
VaragavankEsperanto
HeftdêrKurdish
واراگاوانکPersian
ВарагаванкRussian
Варагаванкский монастырьRussian
ВаракRussian
монастырь Семи ЦерквейRussian
ВарагаванкSerbian
Манастир ВарагSerbian
Varagavank ManastırıTurkish
Yedi KiliseTurkish
Վարագայ ՎանքWestern Armenian
Վարագայ վանքի Ս․ Սոֆիա եկեղեցիWestern Armenian
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Highlights include Yukarı Bakraçlı Mahalle Sosyal Meskenler Camii and Yoncatepe Sarayı.
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