Horomos

Local nameMonastery of Horomos
LocationKars, Turkey

Horomos, also known as Horomosivank or Ghoshavank, is an abandoned and ruined medieval Armenian monastic complex about 15 kilometers northeast of the ruins of Ani

in present-day eastern Turkey. With its collection of churches, chapels and tombs, Horomos has been described as one of the most significant spiritual and cultural religious centers in medieval Armenia and one of the largest in all the Christian East.Horomos was founded by a group of Armenian monks around 931-36, during the reign of King Abas I Bagratuni. The monastic complex was enlarged over time and came to include the individual churches of Sts.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horomos

Official Website http://www.virtualani.org/horomos/index.htm

Address 36000, Turkey

Coordinates 40°31'11.565" N 43°37'44.873" E

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