St. Karapet Monastery :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

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Monastery

St. Karapet Monastery 1381 y․

/ Nakhichevan / Yernjak / Abrakunis

Location

The monastery is located in the village.

Karapetian Samvel, Nakhijevan (Atlas), Yerevan, 2012, p. 24.

Historical Introduction
1381 y․

It dates back to 1381.

Karapetian Samvel, Nakhijevan (Atlas), Yerevan, 2012, p. 24.

Description

As of the 1990s, it was preserved standing.

Karapetian Samvel, Nakhijevan (Atlas), Yerevan, 2012, p. 24.

Rebuilt
1648 — 1649 yy․

It was rebuilt between 1648 and 1649 by architects Davit and Hovahnnes.

Karapetian Samvel, Nakhijevan (Atlas), Yerevan, 2012, p. 24.

Type Photo
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Author Zaven Sargsian
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Date 1987 y․

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Author Artak Vardanian
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Author Artak Vardanian
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Author Artak Vardanian
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Author Artak Vardanian
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Date 1987 y․

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Author Artak Vardanian
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Direction From the west
Author Artak Vardanian
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Author Artak Vardanian
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Direction From the south-west
Author Artak Vardanian
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Sourb Karapet (Holy Precursor) Monastery (1381), situated at the western extremity of the village (it underwent restoration between 1648 and 1649), as seen from the south and south-west until the early 1990s.

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Author Artak Vardanian
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Sourb Karapet (Holy Precursor) Monastery (1381), situated at the western extremity of the village (it underwent restoration between 1648 and 1649), as seen from the south and south-west until the early 1990s.

Type Photo
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Author Artak Vardanian
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Author Artak Vardanian
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Author Artak Vardanian
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Author Artak Vardanian
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Author Artak Vardanian
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Author Artak Vardanian
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Author Artak Vardanian
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Type Photo
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Direction From the south
Author Artak Vardanian
Source Colour Negative

Sourb Karapet (Holy Precursor) Monastery (1381), situated at the western extremity of the village (it underwent restoration between 1648 and 1649), as seen from the south and south-west until the early 1990s.

Type Photo
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Author Artak Vardanian
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Author Artak Vardanian
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Type Photo
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Direction From the south-west
Author Artak Vardanian
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Sourb Karapet (Holy Precursor) Monastery (1381), situated at the western extremity of the village (it underwent restoration between 1648 and 1649), as seen from the south and south-west until the early 1990s.

Type Photo
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Author Artak Vardanian
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Author Artak Vardanian
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Author http://google.earth.com/
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Its site after its total destruction.

Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative

Its site after its total destruction.

Type Map
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 1976 y․

The monument as marked on the map (scale: 1:50.000, 1976) of the Soviet Military Headquarters.

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