Areni Church, Areni

Name: Areni Church
Address: Areni, Armenia

#2 among attractions in Areni

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Surb Astvatsatsin of Areni is a single-nave two-aisled domed church completed in the year 1321. It is located atop a plateau overlooking the Arpa River and the village of Areni in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. ()

Local name: Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի Completed: 1321 (703 years ago)Architectural style: Armenian architectureCoordinates: 39°43'26"N, 45°11'23"E

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Areni Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Noravank, Areni-1 cave, Areni-1 winery, Ertij Fort.

3.6 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Monastery
Noravank, Areni
91 min walk • Noravank is a 13th-century Armenian monastery, located 122 km from Yerevan in a narrow gorge made by the Amaghu River, near the town of Yeghegnadzor in Armenia. The gorge is known for its tall, sheer, brick-red cliffs, directly across from the monastery.
0.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Areni-1 cave
24 min walk • The Areni-1 cave complex is a multicomponent site, and late Chalcolithic/Early Bronze Age ritual site and settlement, located near the Areni village in southern Armenia along the Arpa River.
0.9 miNE
Archaeological site
Areni-1 winery
23 min walk • The Areni-1 winery is a 6100-year-old winery that was discovered in 2007 in the Areni-1 cave complex in the village of Areni in the Vayots Dzor province of Armenia by a team of Armenian and Irish archaeologists.
4.4 miE
Forts and castles, Historical place, Ruins
Ertij Fort
113 min walk • Ertij is a fort built during the 13th century. It is situated upon a hill adjacent to the village of Arpi in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. Nearby in the gorge carved by the Arpa River is the cave shrine of Jrovank.

Areni Church, Areni

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Areni Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Noravank, Areni

Areni-1 cave

Areni-1 winery

Ertij Fort