Surb Grigori Bardzrakash Monastery

Bardzrakash is a 10th-13th century Armenian monastery located between Dsegh village and Tumanyan town within Lori marz, Armenia. It is built on a flat spot on a steep slope below cliffs, and above the Marts river, in the Tavut forest.

Photo: Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Monastery
Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
Also known as: “Bardzrakash Monastery” and “Bardzraqash Monastery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Did and Karasun Mankants.

Did

Peak

Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Did is a peak.

Karasun Mankants

Church

Photo: Ek6rba, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Karasun Mankants is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of Surb Grigori Bardzrakash Monastery.

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 northwest of Surb Grigori Bardzrakash Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dsegh and Karinj.

Dsegh

Photo: Harut Chatinyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dsegh, known as Tumanyan between 1938 and 1969, is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia. It is located about 13 km south of the city of Alaverdi, on the high right bank of the Debed River, on a peninsula surrounded by forests, on the western side of which is the Debed Gorge.

Karinj

Village

Photo: Ruzanna Saroyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Karinj is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia. It belongs to the municipality of Tumanyan. Karinj is situated 2½ km east of Surb Grigori Bardzrakash Monastery.