St. Nshan Monastery :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

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Monastery

St. Nshan Monastery 5 c․

/ Nakhichevan / Goghtan /

Location

The monastery is located a km north of Bist.

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

Historical Introduction

It dates back to the 5th century.

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
1668 y․

It was rebuilt in 1668.

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

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