St. Vardan Monastery :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

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Monastery

St. Vardan Monastery

/ Nakhichevan / Nakhijevan / Astapat

Location

The monastery is located in Abasapat Castle.

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

Historical Introduction

It dates back to the Middle Ages.

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

1269 y․

It is first mentioned in 1269.

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

Description

As of the 1990s, it was ruind.

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