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485: 476: 458: 440: 36: 1489: 337: 85: 428:, a long-distance trail from Vardenis in Armenia to Hadrut in Artsakh. Another trail leading to this monastery is the Gtichavank Loop Trail starting in the village of Togh. In 2018, the trail was cleared of overgrown vegetation and was marked with red and white painted blazes by the Trails For Change NGO. From the monastery, it's possible to continue down the Gtichavank Loop Trail or to take the Janapar Trail down to Togh. From the monastery, it's possible to take either the unmarked trail behind the monastery back to Togh or the Janapar Trail. 1480: 1472: 92: 1497: 467: 449: 1083: 288:
church, located to the north of the main church, is made of hewn, unsmooth basalt stones. It has a rectangular vaulted prayer hall with its entrance on the northeastern side. Its rectangular altar area is located on the eastern side of the structure. Its dual sacristies are located under the floor of
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The monastery has been renovated at different times. In 1717, the dome of the main church was repaired by an inhabitant of Tugh. It was especially damaged during an earthquake in 1868. The main, domed church was damaged, and the single-nave church was destroyed. After this, Gtichavank was abandoned.
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were mostly intact, although the roofs were damaged. Many visitors wrote on the interior and exterior of the complex using coal and paint. The monastery came under the control of the
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had his seat at the fortress of Gtich or Ktish not far from the monastery. The primary church of the monastery was built in 1241–46 by two brothers, the bishops Sargis and Vrtanes of
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Gtichavank is mentioned as the seat of a bishop starting in the 5th century. A representative from Gtichavank participated in the Armenian church council in Partaw (modern-day
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stones hewn to smoothness. Its dome is cylindrical and has a spire on top of it. It has a semi-cicular raised chancel altar area with
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attached to the churches has a gable roof and is made of rough basalt stones like the second church. It contains a
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also served as a mausoleum for Armenian nobles. Traces of an older church are discernible next to the
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raised by Bishop Vrtanes, one of the builders of the main church. A second khachkar is now kept at
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Gtichavank prospered in the 12th–14th centuries. In the 15th century, Gtichavank had a
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in Armenian, 1.8 kilometers (1.1 mi) northwest of the village of
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Gtichavank is located on the northern slope of the mountain known as
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Ancient, medieval, and historical Armenian churches and monasteries
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Oriental Orthodox congregations established in the 13th century
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Hakobyan, T. Kh.; Melik-Bakhshyan, St. T.; Barseghyan, H. Kh.
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The remains of the monastery is reachable to hikers via the
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Arakel Kostandyants, who wrote a historical work about the
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Dictionary of Toponymy of Armenia and Adjacent Territories
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Christian monasteries established in the 13th century
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Index


Affiliation
Armenian Apostolic Church
Tugh
Azerbaijan
Gtichavank is located in Azerbaijan
Geographic coordinates
39°35′37″N 46°56′31″E / 39.593547°N 46.941944°E / 39.593547; 46.941944
Style
Armenian
Armenian
romanized
Azerbaijani
Armenian Apostolic
monastery
Tugh
Azerbaijan
Tugh
gavit’
narthex
felsite
sacristies
single-nave
Armenian architecture
khachkar
Etchmiadzin

Barda
Dizak
Aranshahik

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