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Yeghishe Arakyal Monastery
Եղիշե առաքյալի վանք
Remains of Yeghishe Arakyal Monastery
Religion
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Location
Location	near Madagiz, Nagorno-Karabakh
Shown within Republic of ArtsakhShow map of Republic of ArtsakhYeghishe Arakyal Monastery (Azerbaijan)Show map of Azerbaijan
Geographic coordinates	40°20′09″N 46°41′38″E / 40.335775°N 46.693794°E / 40.335775; 46.693794
Architecture
Groundbreaking	5th century
Completed	13th century

Yeghishe Arakyal Monastery (Template:Lang-hy) or Monastery of Yeghishe the Apostle (Template:Lang-az) is an Armenian Apostolic Church in Nagorno-Karabakh, located close to the village of Madagiz, on the bank of the Tartar River. The complex comprises the church, seven chapels, a cemetery, and ruins of other buildings.

History

Yeghishe Arakyal Monastery was built sometime in the 5th century and expanded in the 13th century. One of the seven chapels surrounding the minster is the tomb of Vachagan III, King of Caucasian Albania, also known as Vachagan the Pious (487–510).

Gallery

• Plan of the monastery
• Armenian khachkars in the wall in the monastery of St. Yeghishe.
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See also

• Armenian culture
• Armenian architecture
• Architecture of Azerbaijan
• Culture of Nagorno-Karabakh
• Bridge of Jerveshtik

References

1. "6 Christian Sites Armenia Fears It Has Lost to Azerbaijan". christianitytoday.com. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

External links

• Yeghishe Arakyel Monastery at Armeniapedia.org

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Iran (List)	Thadei Vank Maghardavank Dzordzori Vank Hovi Darashamb Haftvan Khoy Mahlezan Tabriz (St. Mary, St. Sarkis, Mariam) Mujumbar Sohrol Sarnaq Nor Jugha (Vank, St. Mary, St. George, St. Stephen, St. John, St. Catherine, Bethlehem, St. Nicholas, St. Gregory, St. Sarkis, Isfahan, St. Minas, St. Nerses) Tehran (St. Thaddeus, St. George)
Jerusalem (Palestine/Israel)	Armenian Quarter Cathedral of St. James Church of St. Toros Church of the Holy Archangels Monastery of St. Saviour Chapel of St. Helena
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