Saint Sarkis Monastery of Gag

#85 among destinations in Azerbaijan

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Saint Sarkis Monastery of Gag is a ruined, medieval Armenian Apostolic monastery in the Qazakh Rayon of the Republic of Azerbaijan. It is located about 500 metres to the east of the present-day border of Armenia, and four kilometres west of the village of Dash Salakhly. The monastery is built at the top of Gag Mountain, at an altitude of 922 metres above sea level and 420 metres from the foot of the mountain. ()

Local name: Avey monastırı Coordinates: 41°8'29"N, 45°15'58"E

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Ganja-QazakhAzerbaijan

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Saint Sarkis Monastery of Gag – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Memorial Museum of Molla Panah Vagif and Molla Vali Vidadi, Mount Goyazan, Damjili Cave, Qazakh City Stadium.

6 miSE
Museum
Memorial Museum of Molla Panah Vagif and Molla Vali Vidadi, Qazakh
154 min walk • Memorial Museum of Molla Panah Vagif and Molla Vali Vidadi is a museum in Qazakh, Azerbaijan. There are 1235 exhibits in it, which are mostly dedicated to the life and works of Molla Panah Vagif and Molla Vali Vidadi. There are also other exhibits of accessories, household items, clothes, pictures, guns belonging to the 18th century.
5.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Goyazan
144 min walk • Mount Goyazan is a mountain in the northwestern Qazakh District of Azerbaijan. It is located in the vicinity of the villages Abbasbeyli and Alpout, and rises 857.9 metres above sea level. Ruins of a Goyazan fortress from the 14th century were found near the mountain.
1.4 miW
Archaeological site
Damjili Cave
36 min walk • Damjili – is a half-circular shaped cave site in Azerbaijan, where evidence of prehistoric human presence during the Paleolithic and Mesolithic was discovered. Various stone tools, arrowheads, flint knives, remains of hearth and fossilized bones of animals have been found in the cave.
6.2 miSE
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Qazakh City Stadium, Qazakh
158 min walk • Qazakh City Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Qazakh, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Göyazan Qazakh FK. The stadium holds 15,000 people.

Saint Sarkis Monastery of Gag

Facts and practical information

Saint Sarkis Monastery of Gag – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Memorial Museum of Molla Panah Vagif and Molla Vali Vidadi, Qazakh

Mount Goyazan

Damjili Cave

Qazakh City Stadium, Qazakh