Narekavank

Narekavank Նարեկավանք
the village-monastery of Narek, early 1900s
Shown within Turkey
Basic information
Location	Narek, Van Province, Ottoman Empire
Geographic coordinates	38°17′49″N 42°55′42″E / 38.296875°N 42.928256°E / 38.296875; 42.928256Coordinates: 38°17′49″N 42°55′42″E / 38.296875°N 42.928256°E / 38.296875; 42.928256
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Status	Completely destroyed in 1915 by Turkish Army, replaced by mosque
Architectural description
Architectural style	Armenian
Groundbreaking	tenth century

Narekavank (Armenian: Նարեկավանք Narekavank)) was a tenth century Armenian monastery in the Vaspurakan province of historical Armenia near the southern shores of Lake Van (now in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey). It was founded during the reign of King Gagik I (908-943) of the kingdom of Vaspurakan.^[1] The monastery was an important intellectual center whose most famous pupil was Gregory of Narek.

The monastery ceased to function in 1915, during the Armenian Genocide, and was later completely demolished. The Kurdish-populated village of Yemişlik grew up on the site, and a mosque now stands where the monastery once stood.

References

1. ^ Hewsen, Robert H. (2000) "Van in This World; Paradise in the Next: The Historical Geography of Van/Vaspurakan" in Hovannisian, Richard G.  Armenian Van/Vaspurakan  Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces  Costa Mesa, California: Mazda Publishers  p. 27 OCLC 44774992 

See also

• Aghtamar, an island 10km northeast on which the contemporaneous Palatine Cathedral of the Holy Cross was constructed by the same king
• Varagavank

External links

• Program about Narek Monastery by Vem Radio