Makravank Monastery

Makravank Monastery
Makravank Monastery
Makravank Monastery is located in Armenia
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Basic information
Location Makravan, Kotayk Province,
 Armenia
Geographic coordinates 40°31′39″N 44°44′14″E / 40.5275°N 44.737222°E / 40.5275; 44.737222Coordinates: 40°31′39″N 44°44′14″E / 40.5275°N 44.737222°E / 40.5275; 44.737222
Affiliation Armenian Apostolic Church
Architectural description
Architectural style Armenian
Completed 10th-13th c.

Makravank (Armenian: Մաքրավանք) is an Armenian church-complex located in the village of Makravan, close to Hrazdan, in Kotayk Province, Armenia.[1] The monastic complex includes a half-ruined 11th century chapel.[2] The 13th century church dedicated to Surb Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) has a circular tambour and a conical cupola.[3] The complex also includes the lower walls of the gavit and a medieval cemetery.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b (Armenian) Hasratyan, Murad. Մաքրավանք (Mak'ravank'). Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. vol. vii. Yerevan: Armenian Academy of Sciences, 1981, pp. 370-371.
  2. ^ Brady Kiesling, Raffi Kojian (2001). Rediscovering Armenia: an archaeological/touristic gazetteer and map set for the historical monuments of Armenia. Tigran Mets. p. 39. 
  3. ^ Nicholas Holding (2006). Armenia: with Nagorno Karabagh. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 142. ISBN 1841621633. 

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