Yeghishe Arakyal Monastery | |
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Եղիշե առաքյալի վանք | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Location | |
Location | near Madagiz, Nagorno-Karabakh |
Geographic coordinates | 40°20′09″N 46°41′38″E / 40.335775°N 46.693794°E |
Architecture | |
Groundbreaking | 5th century |
Completed | 13th century |
Yeghishe Arakyal Monastery (Armenian: Եղիշե առաքյալի վանք, romanized: Yeghishe Arakyali Vank) or Monastery of Yeghishe the Apostle (Azerbaijani: Müqəddəs Yelisey monastırı) is an Armenian Apostolic Church, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan, located close to the village of Madagiz, on the bank of the Tartar River. The complex comprises the church, seven chapels, a cemetery, and ruins of other buildings.[1]