Saint Sargis Monastery of Gag
Tavush Province, Azerbaijan
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Saint Sarkis Monastery of Gag is a ruined medieval Armenian Apostolic monastery located in the Qazakh Rayon of Azerbaijan, in the Tavush Province region. Built atop Gag Mountain at an altitude of 922 metres, the monastery sits approximately 500 metres east of the present-day Armenia–Azerbaijan border and four kilometres west of the village of Dash Salakhly. The structure represents Armenian architectural traditions characteristic of medieval monastic complexes in the region.
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- Type
- monastery
- Heritage
- cultural heritage monument in Azerbaijan
- Place
- Tavush Province, Azerbaijan
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