Yeghishe Arakyal Monastery

Yeghishe Arakyal Monastery
Եղիշէ Առաքեալի վանք
Shown within Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Basic information
Location Tartar,
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (de facto)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (de jure)
Geographic coordinates 40°20′09″N 46°41′38″E / 40.335775°N 46.693794°E / 40.335775; 46.693794Coordinates: 40°20′09″N 46°41′38″E / 40.335775°N 46.693794°E / 40.335775; 46.693794
Affiliation Armenian Apostolic Church
Architectural description
Groundbreaking 5th century
Completed 13th century

Yeghishe Arakyal Monastery (Armenian: Եղիշէ Առաքեալի վանք, or Monastery of Yeghishe the Apostle) is an Armenian Apostolic Church located on the bank of the Tartar in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Because of the close proximity to the militarized border, no visitors are allowed to travel to the monastery.

Yeghishe Arakyal Monastery was built sometime in the 5th century and expanded in the 13th century. The minster is surrounded by 7 chapels, one of which is the tomb of Vachagan III, King of Aghvank, also known as Vachagan the Pious, (487–510).

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