Saghmosavank, Artashavan

Name: Saghmosavank
Address: Artashavan, Armenia

#1 among attractions in Artashavan

Top attraction, Sacred and religious sites, Church, Monastery

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The Saghmosavank is a 13th-century Armenian monastic complex located in the village of Saghmosavan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Like the Hovhannavank monastery which is five kilometers south, Saghmosavank is situated atop the precipitous gorge carved by the Kasagh river. Their silhouettes dominate the adjacent villages and rise sharp against the background of the mountains crowned by Mount Aragats. ()

Local name: Սաղմոսավանք Completed: 1221 (803 years ago)Architectural style: Armenian architectureCoordinates: 40°22'51"N, 44°23'48"E

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Artashavan Armenia

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Day trips

Saghmosavank – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Holy Mother of God Church, Karmravor Church, Saint Marianeh Church, Hovhannavank.

6.1 miSE
Church, Ruins
Holy Mother of God Church
156 min walk • Holy Mother of God Church, sometimes known as Yeghvard Church, is a medieval Armenian church located at the center of Yeghvard in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It was completed in 1301 during the rule of the Zakarid dynasty.
5.8 miS
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Karmravor Church, Ashtarak
149 min walk • Karmravor, also known as the Church of Holy Mother of God is a 7th-century Armenian Apostolic church in the town of Ashtarak in the Aragatsotn Province.
5.8 miS
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Saint Marianeh Church, Ashtarak
149 min walk • Saint Marianeh church, also known as Saint Marineh, is a medieval Armenian church located in the town of Ashtarak in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Nearby are the churches of Karmravor, Spitakavor, Tsiranavor, and Surp Sarkis. There is also a unique bridge of 1664 in the gorge nearby.
2.9 miS
Medieval monastery next to a canyon
Hovhannavank
74 min walk • Hovhannavank is a medieval monastery located in the village of Ohanavan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The monastery stands on the edge of the Kasagh River canyon, and its territory is adjacent to the village of Ohanavan.
3 miSW
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Saint Sarkis Monastery of Ushi, Ashtarak
77 min walk • Saint Sarkis Monastery is a large monastic complex, 45 by 54 metres just outside the village of Ushi in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It sits at the far side of what was once a settlement site from the 3rd - 1st millennia BC.
3.6 miS
Church
Surp Astvatsatsin Church of Karbi
92 min walk • The church of Surp Astvatsatsin is located just off of the main highway through the village of Karbi in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The basilica was completed between the years of 1691–1693, while the belfry was built earlier in 1338.
3 miSW
Forts and castles, Historical place, Ruins
Ushiberd, Ashtarak
77 min walk • Ushiberd is an Iron Age fortress located upon a hill just outside the village of Ushi in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It has almost completely collapsed except for portions of the walls that once surrounded the fortress, located around the edge of the hill before it descends.
3.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Ara Mountain
87 min walk • Mount Ara is a polygenetic stratovolcanic cone in Armenia's Kotayk Province. The town of Zoravan and a nearby church, Gharghavank, are located along the mountain's lower slopes. The town of Yeghvard is below the mountain.
2.7 miNE
Church
Saint's Barbara church
69 min walk • Kuys Varvara is a revered religious figure in parts of Armenia, and the Tsaghkavank is a cave shrine devoted to her on the southern slopes of Mount Ara. The mossy cave is reported to contain a spring, held as sacred by some believers. An altar, ferns, and candle vendors are also around the shrine.