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Tzitzernavank Monastery facts for kids

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Tzitzernavank Monastery (Armenian: Ծիծեռնավանք, Swallows Monastery) is an Armenian monastery in the region of Kashatagh (under control of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic). The monastery dates from the fourth to sixth centuries and recognized as a native Armenian example of an “oriental” architectural type.

The church of St. Gregory was reopened after a restoration in 1999-2000.

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  • Tsitsernavank

    General view of Tsitsernavank

  • Tzitzernavank-Monastery

    outhern wall of the monastery

  • Cicernavank1

    Tombstone with Armenian inscripions close to church

  • Ağoğlan

    Plan of the basilica

  • Tzitzernavank Monastery 100

    Outer wall surrounding the monastery

  • Cicernavank3

    The Monastery's interior.

  • Tzitzernavank Monastery 113
  • Stamps of Azerbaijan, 2006-725

    Azerbaijani stamp depicting the monastery

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Monasterio de Tsitsernavank para niños

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