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Kapan, Armenia

Vahanavank

Kapan, Armenia

Vahanavank
Photo: Vahag851 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Vahanavank is a 10th–11th century Armenian Apostolic cathedral located approximately 5 kilometers west of Kapan in Syunik Province, Armenia, set at the foot of Tigranasar mountain along the right bank of the Voghdji River. Built in the Armenian architectural tradition, the monastery stands as a cultural heritage monument representative of medieval Armenian religious architecture.

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Built
Type
monastery, cultural property
Heritage
cultural heritage monument in Armenia
Place
Kapan, Armenia

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