Lernakert, Shirak
40°34′01″N 43°56′10″E / 40.56694°N 43.93611°E / 40.56694; 43.93611
Place in Shirak, Armenia
Lernakert Լեռնակերտ | |
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Lernakert Lernakert | |
Coordinates: 40°34′01″N 43°56′10″E / 40.56694°N 43.93611°E / 40.56694; 43.93611 | |
Country | Armenia |
Province | Shirak |
Municipality | Artik |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 1,418 |
Time zone | UTC+4 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 |
Lernakert (Armenian: Լեռնակերտ) is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The 10th to 13th-century Makaravank Church, with the church of Surb Sion of 1001 is located 1 mile north of the village. In the gorge below is a small church built on earlier foundations and constructed in the 18th century, with a hermit's cell cut into the cliff face behind.
Demographics
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Gallery
- Makaravank Church, 10th-13th centuries
- Makaravank Church entry
- 18th-century chapel in gorge below Makaravank
See also
- Shirvan
- Shirvan (city)
References
- ^ Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան [Republic of Armenia settlements dictionary] (PDF) (in Armenian). Yerevan: Cadastre Committee of the Republic of Armenia. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2018.
- Lernakert, Shirak at GEOnet Names Server
- World Gazeteer: Armenia[dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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Capital: Gyumri
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