Aghjots Vank Աղջոց վանք | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Region | Caucasus |
Status | Abandoned/ Ruins |
Location | |
Location | Located approximately 3 miles from Goght and Garni, and .5 miles from the hamlet of Mets Gilanlar in the Khosrov State Reserve, Ararat Province, Armenia |
Geographic coordinates | 40°06′25″N 44°48′27″E / 40.106929°N 44.807396°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Armenian; Monastery |
Founder | Grigor Lusavorich |
Funded by | Princess Zaza, Ivane Mkhargrdzeli and Prince Grigor Khaghbakian. |
Groundbreaking | Unknown |
Completed | Saint Stephen Church, early 13th century Saints Paul and Peter Church, 1270 Gavit, late 13th century |
Aghjots Vank (Armenian: Աղջոց վանք); also known as the Saint Stephen Monastery of Goght (Armenian: Գողթի Սուրբ Ստեփանոս վանք), is a 13th-century monastery situated along a tributary of the Azat River Valley within the Khosrov State Reserve located half a mile walk from the hamlet of Mets Gilanlar, and near the villages of Goght and Garni (approximately 3–4 miles) in the Ararat Province of Armenia. Not far from this location and also within the reserve is the fortress of Kakavaberd and the monastic complex of Havuts Tar.