Narekavank
Former monastery in Gevaş, Van, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Narekavank (Armenian: Նարեկավանք, "Monastery of Narek", Western Armenian: Nareg)[2] was a tenth-century Armenian monastery in the historic province of Vaspurakan, near the southern shores of Lake Van, in present-day Gevaş district in the Van Province in eastern Turkey. The monastery was one of the most prominent in medieval Armenia and had a major school. The poet Gregory of Narek (Grigor Narekatsi) notably flourished at the monastery. It was abandoned in 1915 during the Armenian genocide, and reportedly demolished around 1951. A mosque now stands on its location.[1]
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Narekavank | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Status | Demolished |
Location | |
Location | Yemişlik,[1][2] Gevaş district, Van Province, Turkey |
Geographic coordinates | 38.296875°N 42.928256°E / 38.296875; 42.928256 |
Architecture | |
Style | Armenian |
Groundbreaking | 10th century |
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