Norakert
Norakert is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia.Places of Interest
Highlights include Zvartnots Cathedral and Monument to the heroic Battle of Musa Dagh.
Zvartnots Cathedral
Archaeological site
Photo: DAVID HOLT, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Zvartnots Cathedral is a medieval Armenian cathedral near Vagharshapat, Armenia. Built in the seventh century and now lying in ruins, Zvartnots was noted for its circular exterior structure, unique in medieval Armenian architecture, and a set of interior piers that upheld a multifloor structure crowned with a dome. Zvartnots Cathedral is situated 4 km south of Norakert.
Monument to the heroic Battle of Musa Dagh
Museum
Musaler, previously known as Ginevet, is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The village was renamed in 1972 after Musa Ler, the site of Armenian resistance in 1915. Monument to the heroic Battle of Musa Dagh is situated 3½ km southeast of Norakert.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baghramyan and Zvartnots.
Baghramyan
Village
Baghramyan is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It is named after the Soviet Armenian military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Bagramyan.
Zvartnots
Neighborhood
Zvartnots is a town in the Armenian province of Armavir, about 10 km west from Yerevan, approximately halfway to Ejmiatsin. Zvartnots International Airport, Yerevan's international airport, is located near the town of Zvartnots, as is the Zvartnots Cathedral. Zvartnots is situated 3 km southwest of Norakert.
Norakert
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Parakar Municipality, Armavir Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.19506° or 40° 11′ 42″ northLongitude
44.34571° or 44° 20′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8HG658WW+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 918321247OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Norakert” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Նորակերտ”
- Russian: “Норакерт”
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