Drazark monastery
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Drazark monastery (Armenian: Դրազարկ վանք: Western Armenian:Trazarg) is a destroyed monastic complex of Armenian Apostolic Church[1] in Adana province of modern Turkey, which lies about 40 km. northwest of the city of Sis – historical capital of Cilician Armenia, at one of inaccessible slopes of Cilician Taurus range (middle part of the Taurus Mountains).
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Drazark monastery Դրազարկ վանք | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Province | Adana province |
Region | Mediterranean |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Destroyed in 1915 |
Status | Ceased functioning as a monastery in 1915 |
Location | |
Location | |
State | Turkey |
Geographic coordinates | 37.6640°N 35.8085°E / 37.6640; 35.8085 |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Armenian |
Completed | 1100 A.D. |
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