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hnevank Latitude and Longitude:

40°57′11″N 44°35′03″E / 40.952953°N 44.58425°E / 40.952953; 44.58425
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Hnevank
Հնեվանք
Hnevank before reconstruction.
Religion
Affiliation Armenian Apostolic Church
RegionLori
Location
Locationnear Kurtan, Lori Province,
Armenia Armenia
Hnevank is located in Armenia
Hnevank
Shown within Armenia
Geographic coordinates 40°57′11″N 44°35′03″E / 40.952953°N 44.58425°E / 40.952953; 44.58425
Architecture
Style Armenian
Completed7th-12th century

Hnevank ( Armenian: Հնեվանք; meaning "Old Monastery") is a 7th-12th century Armenian Apostolic Church monastery, located near the village of Kurtan in the Lori Province of Armenia. The monastery is situated on a hill within a gorge, near where the Dzoraget and Gargar rivers join.

The monastery was entirely rebuilt by lord Smbat of the House of Orbelian, a branch of the Liparitids who were expelled from Georgia and into Armenia in the late 12th century. Liparitids were themselves a branch of the Mamikonians. Smbat was the ancestor of the Armenian princes of Syunik. A Georgian inscription around the drum attests his name.

The monastery has a gavit and various service buildings scattered around the site.

The government of Armenia has recently begun renovating the monastery. The collapsed dome of the main church has been restored entirely.

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hnevank Latitude and Longitude:

40°57′11″N 44°35′03″E / 40.952953°N 44.58425°E / 40.952953; 44.58425
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hnevank
Հնեվանք
Hnevank before reconstruction.
Religion
Affiliation Armenian Apostolic Church
RegionLori
Location
Locationnear Kurtan, Lori Province,
Armenia Armenia
Hnevank is located in Armenia
Hnevank
Shown within Armenia
Geographic coordinates 40°57′11″N 44°35′03″E / 40.952953°N 44.58425°E / 40.952953; 44.58425
Architecture
Style Armenian
Completed7th-12th century

Hnevank ( Armenian: Հնեվանք; meaning "Old Monastery") is a 7th-12th century Armenian Apostolic Church monastery, located near the village of Kurtan in the Lori Province of Armenia. The monastery is situated on a hill within a gorge, near where the Dzoraget and Gargar rivers join.

The monastery was entirely rebuilt by lord Smbat of the House of Orbelian, a branch of the Liparitids who were expelled from Georgia and into Armenia in the late 12th century. Liparitids were themselves a branch of the Mamikonians. Smbat was the ancestor of the Armenian princes of Syunik. A Georgian inscription around the drum attests his name.

The monastery has a gavit and various service buildings scattered around the site.

The government of Armenia has recently begun renovating the monastery. The collapsed dome of the main church has been restored entirely.

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