Sevanavank

Sevanavank (; meaning Sevan Monastery) is a monastic complex located on a peninsula at the northwestern shore of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, not far from the town of Sevan. Initially the monastery was built at the southern shore of a small island. After the artificial draining of Lake Sevan, which started in the era of Joseph Stalin, the water level fell about 20 metres, and the island transformed into a peninsula. At the southern shore of this newly created peninsula, a guesthouse of the Writers Union of Armenia was built. The eastern shore is occupied by the Armenian p

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Religious building.building_name: Sevanavank
Religious building.native_name: Սևանավանք
Religious building.image: Սևանի վանական համալիր ՄԲ 29.jpg
Religious building.image_size: 275px
Religious building.caption: The churches of Surp Arakelots (left) and Surp Astvatsatsin (right)
Religious building.map_type: Armenia#Gegharkunik
Religious building.map_size: 275
Religious building.map_relief: yes
Religious building.location: Sevan Peninsula, Lake Sevan, Armenia
Religious building.religious_affiliation: Armenian Apostolic Church
Religious building.functional_status: Active
Religious building.architecture

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Due to easier accessibility (once it became a peninsula), good highway and railway connections with the Armenian capital Yerevan, a well-developed tourist industry in the nearby town of Sevan, and its picturesque location (although less picturesque than it was before the lake level drop), Sevanavank is one of the most visited tourist sights in Armenia.