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Bagnayr monastery

The Bagnayr Monastery is a monastery in Kozluca, Kars, 7 kilometers northwest of Ani, built in the 11th century CE.

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Bagnayr monastery
Photo: Dmitri Yermakov (1846-1916) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

The Bagnayr Monastery is a monastery in Kozluca, Kars, 7 kilometers northwest of Ani, built in the 11th century CE. It was "one of the most renowned monastic complexes in medieval Armenia". The monastery was standing at the end of the 19th century, but is now almost completely in ruins.

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Location and names: Wikidata (CC0)

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The closest 8 places around Bagnayr monastery; sorted without regard to province borders.

Magazberd

Archaeological Site · Digor / Kars6.5 km

Ani

Castle and Fortress · Kars / Kars7.5 km

Horomos

Monastery · Kars / Kars12.3 km

Distances are as the crow flies; driving distance may be longer.

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