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Tsiranavor Church of Ashtarak

Tsiranavor Church of Ashtarak
Tsiranavor Church, August 2009.
Religious building
LocationAshtarak, Aragatsotn Province, Armenia
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
Architectural description
Architectural typeSmall cruciform central-plan
Architectural styleArmenian
Year completed13th to 14th centuries

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The church of Tsiranavor ( ; meaning "Apricotish" because of the color of the tufa used as a building material for the walls) is located at the edge of a gorge in the town of Ashtarak in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It may be seen across the gorge from the church of Surb Sarkis, but is easiest reached via the streets of the neighborhood that it sits within. Very close (down the street 3 houses) and also sitting along the gorge is the church of Spitakavor (literally meaning whitish because of its color), built between the 5th-6th centuries. (Note: Some confusion about the name of the churches of Spitakavor and Tsiranavor has seemed to have occurred due to the misplacement of the Russian markers located inside the two structures. Anyone that lives in the city around the area will tell you that Spitakavor is the white church, and Tsiranavor is the apricot colored church.) Nearby are also the churches of Karmravor, S. Mariane, and S. Sarkis. In the gorge is a unique bridge built in 1664.

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