Akhtala Monastery
Akhtala, also known as Pghindzavank is a 10th-century Armenian Apostolic monastery located in the town of Akhtala in the marz of Lori, 185 kilometers north of Yerevan and 87 kilometers south of Tbilisi.- Type: Church
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Akhtala monastery” and “Սուրբ Գևորգ Եկեղեցի”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akhtala and Neghots.
Akhtala
Akhtala is a town and municipal community in the Lori Province of Northern Armenia, located along the Shamlugh river, on the slopes of Lalvar mountain.Akhtala Monastery
- Categories: monastery, cultural property, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Lori, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
41.15056° or 41° 9′ 2″ north
Longitude
44.76453° or 44° 45′ 52″ east
Open location code
8HH65Q27+6R
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OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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historic=church
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Akhtala Monastery” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ախթալայի վանական համալիր”
- Armenian: “Ախթալայի վանք”
- Armenian: “Ախթախու վանք”
- Armenian: “Ախտալա”
- Armenian: “Թադեի վանք”
- Armenian: “Թարգմանչաց վանք”
- Armenian: “Մակաբայեցվոց վանք”
- Armenian: “Մարիամ Աննայի վանք”
- Armenian: “Մեյրիման”
- Armenian: “Պղնձահանքի վանք”
- Armenian: “Սպիտակ վանք”
- Armenian: “Վանական համալիր Ախթալա”
- Azerbaijani: “Ağtala monastır kompleksi”
- Azerbaijani: “Ağtala monastırı”
- Catalan: “monestir d’Akhtalà”
- Catalan: “Monestir d’Akhtalà”
- Chinese: “愛珂塔臘修道院”
- Chinese: “阿赫塔拉修道院”
- Czech: “Klášter Achtala”
- Dutch: “Akhtala monastery”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Aĥtala”
- French: “Akhtala”
- French: “Monastère d’Akhtala”
- Georgian: “ახტალის მონასტერი”
- Georgian: “ახტალის ტაძარი”
- German: “Kloster Achtala”
- Hebrew: “מנזר אחטלה”
- Persian: “صومعه آختالا”
- Polish: “Klasztor Akhtala”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Akhtala”
- Russian: “Ахтала”
- Slovenian: “Samostan Ahtala”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Ajtala”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Akhtala”
- Turkish: “Akhtala Manastırı”
- Ukrainian: “Ахтала”
- Western Armenian: “Ախթալայի Վանք”
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