Drazark monastery

Drazark monastery
Դրազարկ վանք
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
ProvinceAdana province
RegionMediterranean
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusDestroyed in 1915
StatusCeased functioning as a monastery in 1915
Location
LocationTurkey
StateTurkey
Drazark monastery is located in Turkey
Drazark monastery
Shown within Turkey
Geographic coordinates37°39′50″N 35°48′31″E / 37.6640°N 35.8085°E / 37.6640; 35.8085
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleArmenian
Completed1100 A.D.

Drazark monastery (Armenian: Դրազարկ վանք: Western Armenian:Trazarg) is a destroyed monastic complex of Armenian Apostolic Church[1] in Adana province of modern Turkey, which lies about 40 km. northwest of the city of Sis – historical capital of Cilician Armenia, at one of inaccessible slopes of Cilician Taurus range (middle part of the Taurus Mountains).