Hovhannavank

#26 among destinations in Armenia

Monastery, Sacred and religious sites, Church

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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. The deep gorge is carved by the Kasagh River. ()

Local name: Հովհաննավանք Completed: 1216 (808 years ago)Architectural style: Armenian architectureCoordinates: 40°20'23"N, 44°23'19"E

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AragatsotnArmenia

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

Nearby attractions include: Saghmosavank, Holy Mother of God Church, Karmravor Church, Tsiranavor Church.

2.9 miN
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Monastery
Saghmosavank, Artashavan
74 min walk • The Saghmosavank is a 13th-century Armenian monastic complex located in the village of Saghmosavan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
5 miE
Church, Ruins
Holy Mother of God Church
128 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.
3 miSW
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Karmravor Church, Ashtarak
77 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.
3 miSW
Church, Ruins, Historical place
Tsiranavor Church, Ashtarak
77 min walk • Tsiranavor Church; literally meaning apricot-colored church is a 5th-century partly ruined Armenian church located at the edge of a gorge in the town of Ashtarak, Aragatsotn Province, Armenia.
3 miSW
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Saint Marianeh Church, Ashtarak
78 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.
1.6 miW
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Saint Sarkis Monastery of Ushi, Ashtarak
41 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.
0.9 miSW
Church
Surp Astvatsatsin Church of Karbi
23 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
Church
Saint Gevork Monastery of Mughni, Ashtarak
77 min walk • Saint Gevork Monastery or Saint George's Monastery of Mughni is located just off of the main road that runs through the village of Mughni near Ashtarak in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
1.6 miW
Forts and castles, Historical place, Ruins
Ushiberd, Ashtarak
41 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.
6.5 miSW
Monastery
Surp Hovhannes Church of Voskevaz
167 min walk • Surp Hovhannes or Voskevaz Church is a 7th- to 12th-century basilica located in the village of Voskevaz in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
5.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Ara Mountain
145 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.