Geghard Monastery
Also known as Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley, Geghard Monastery
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (ii).
Region
Europe and North America
Armenia
Inscribed
2000
List reference
960
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Geghard Monastery is about 25 km east of Yerevan. The nearest other World Heritage site is Echmiatsin and Zvartnots, about 45 km away.
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ArmeniaCultural43 km away
ArmeniaCultural104 km away
TürkiyeCultural111 km away
IranCultural143 km away
GeorgiaCultural187 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
- Wikidata itemQ17155656, open data (CC0)
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