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Tatev Monastery

9th century · 9th century

Tatev Monastery is a 9th-century Armenian monastery on a basalt promontory above the Vorotan gorge in Syunik Province, southern Armenia. Seat of the bishops of Syunik, it owned many villages and in the 14th and 15th centuries became a leading centre of learning, associated with the scholar Grigor Tatevatsi. It is reached today by a long cable car, the Wings of Tatev.

Tatev Monastery
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Kingdom of Syunik

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tatev Monastery. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tatev-monastery
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“Tatev Monastery.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tatev-monastery. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Tatev Monastery.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tatev-monastery.
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