Mughni

Coordinates: 40°18′56″N 44°22′18″E / 40.31556°N 44.37167°E / 40.31556; 44.37167

Mugni Մուղնի
Mugni
Coordinates: 40°18′56″N 44°22′18″E / 40.31556°N 44.37167°E / 40.31556; 44.37167
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Aragatsotn
Population (2001)
- Total	839
Time zone	(UTC+4)
- Summer (DST)	(UTC+5)

Mughni (Armenian: Մուղնի, also Romanized as Mugni) is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is located within the city limits of and just north of the city of Ashtarak. Until the Russian conquest, it was the southernmost town in the district of Aparan. Mughni has a recently restored 14th century monastery of S. Gevorg, which was formerly a popular pilgrimage site and the seat of an archbishop. The dome of the church was rebuilt in the 1660s.

Gallery

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  A tomb/monument at a cemetery directly across the street from S. Gevorg Monastery.

References

• Mughni at GEOnet Names Server
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
• Kiesling, Rediscoving Armenia, p. 20, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website