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.