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The Tegher Monastery ( ; also Tegheri Vank) is an early 13th century Armenian monastery and church located on the southeastern slopes of Mount Aragats near the modern village of Tegher, and across the gorge from Byurakan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was built for Princess Khatun, the wife of Prince Vatcheh Vatchutian who had purchased the district of Aragatzotn from the Zakarian brothers. The architect Vardapet Aighbairik designed Tegher and the monasteries of Saghmosavank and Hovhannavank during the 13th century. The church survived intact during a time that Mongol invasions plagued the lands.
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