Academy

Academy is a church in Armenia. Academy is situated near Sanahin Monastery, as well as near Holy Mother of God Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sanahin Monastery and Chapel of St. Sarkis.

Sanahin Monastery

Monastery

Sanahin Monastery is an Armenian monastery founded in the 10th century in Sanahin in the Lori Province of Armenia. The name Sanahin literally translates from Armenian as 'this one is older than that one', presumably representing a claim to being an older monastery than the neighbouring Haghpat Monastery, located about 3 kilometers to the east, with which it forms a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Chapel of St. Sarkis

Place of worship

Photo: Arman musikyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chapel of St. Sarkis is a place of worship, which is situated 440 metres west of Academy.

Alaverdi

Railway station

Photo: Ліонкінг, Public domain.

Alaverdi is a railway station, which is situated 1¼ km north of Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alaverdi and Akner.

Alaverdi

Photo: Inkey, CC BY 2.0.

Alaverdi is a city in Northern Armenia, and an important commercial and industrial centre in this region.

Akner

Village

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Akner, is a village that belongs to the municipal community of Alaverdi, in the Lori Province of Armenia.

Haghpat

Village

Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Haghpat is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia, located near the city of Alaverdi and the state border with Georgia. The village is notable for Haghpat Monastery, a medieval monastery complex founded in the 10th century, and included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1996 along with nearby Sanahin Monastery. Haghpat is situated 4 km east of Academy.

Academy

Type: Church
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

41.08707° or 41° 5′ 13″ north

Longitude

44.66626° or 44° 39′ 59″ east

Open location code

8HH63MP8+RG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 892199734

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Holy Mother of God Church and All-Saviors Church (Amenaprkich).

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