Hakobavank
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Hakobavank (), also known as Metsaranits Monastery (), is an Armenian monastery situated near the village of Kolatak, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan.
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- Instance of
- cultural property
- Religion
- Armenian Apostolic Church
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Located in
- Kalbajar District
- Location
- Kolatağ
- Official website
- hakobavank.am
- Image
- Hakobavank Monastery Artsakh 1.JPG
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- Commons category
- Church of Saint Jacob in Kolatağ
- diocese
- Diocese of Artsakh
- native label
- Հակոբավանք
- inception
- 0500-00-00
- architectural style
- Armenian architecture
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Hakobavank (), also known as Metsaranits Monastery (), is an Armenian monastery situated near the village of Kolatak, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan.
== History == Hakobavank was established in the 5th-7th centuries. It acquired its final form by the 11th-12th centuries. In the 14th century the monastery became the deaconry of the district of Mets Arank (genitive: Metsaranits). The complex is named after Jacob of Nisibis.
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