Karmravank
Sign in to saveKarmravank (, meaning Red Monastery) is an abandoned 10th century Armenian monastery in the Vaspurakan province of historic Armenia (now in the Van Province of Turkey). It was founded by King Gagik I (908–943) of the Artsruni dynasty. It is located 12 kilometers west-northwest of Akdamar Island.
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Vinony files it under 10th-century churches, Christian monasteries in Turkey and Destroyed Armenian monasteries in Turkey.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ruins
- Religion
- Armenian Apostolic Church
- Country
- Turkey
- Located in
- Van Province
- Image
- Karmravank Armenian monastery (Lake Van) - another view.JPG
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- Commons category
- Karmravank (Vaspurakan)
- inception
- 0901-01-17
- architectural style
- Armenian architecture
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Karmravank (, meaning Red Monastery) is an abandoned 10th century Armenian monastery in the Vaspurakan province of historic Armenia (now in the Van Province of Turkey). It was founded by King Gagik I (908–943) of the Artsruni dynasty. It is located 12 kilometers west-northwest of Akdamar Island.
== Gallery ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Karmravank” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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2 mapped locations