Aghjots Vank

Ararat Province, Armenia

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Aghjots Vank, also known as the Saint Stephen Monastery of Goght, is a 13th-century Armenian monastery built in 1270 and situated in the Ararat Province of Armenia within the Khosrov State Reserve. Located along a tributary of the Azat River Valley, roughly half a mile from the hamlet of Mets Gilanlar and a few miles from the villages of Goght and Garni, the monastery exemplifies Armenian architectural tradition. Designated a cultural heritage monument in Armenia, it stands near other significant historical structures including the fortress of Kakavaberd and the monastic complex of Havuts Tar, forming part of a concentrated zone of medieval Armenian religious and military heritage in the region.