Narekavank

Buildings and structures demolished in 1951Christian monasteries established in the 10th centuryChristian monasteries in TurkeyDestroyed Armenian monasteries in TurkeyHistory of Van Province ... and 2 more

Kingdom of VaspurakanOriental Orthodox congregations established in the 10th century

Narekavank (Armenian: Նարեկավանք, "Monastery of Narek", Western Armenian: Nareg) was a tenth-century Armenian monastery in the historic province of Vaspurakan, near the southern shores of Lake Van, in present-day Gevaş district in Van Province in eastern Turkey. The monastery was one of the most prominent in medieval Armenia and had a major school. The poet Gregory of Narek (Grigor Narekatsi) notably flourished at the monastery. It was abandoned in 1915 during the Armenian genocide, and reportedly demolished around 1951. A mosque now stands on its location.

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