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Yeghishe Arakyal Monastery

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Yeghishe Arakyal Monastery
Müqəddəs Yelisey Məbədi
Եղիշէ Առաքեալի վանք
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
Location
LocationMardakert Town, Tartar rayon, Nagorno-Karabakh,
Azerbaijan Republic of Azerbaijan
Architecture
StyleArmenian
Groundbreaking5th century
Completed13th century

Yeghishe Arakyal Monastery (Armenian: Եղիշէ Առաքեալի վանք,Azerbaijani: Müqəddəs Yelisey kompleksi, or Monastery of Saint Elishe) is an Armenian Apostolic monastery that is located on the bank of the Yeghsharakel River in the Mardakert town in Tartar Rayon of the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Because of the close proximity to the militarized border, no visitors are allowed to travel to the monastery. Yeghishe Arakyal Monastery was built sometime in the 5th century. The minster is surrounded by 7 chapels, one of which is the tomb of King Vachagan III, also known as Vachagan the Pious (487-510).

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