Ohanavan

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Coordinates: 40°20′32″N44°23′11″E / 40.34222°N 44.38639°E / 40.34222; 44.38639

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Ohanavan
Օհանավան

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The village of Ohanavan.
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Ohanavan
Coordinates: 40°20′45″N44°22′59″E / 40.34583°N 44.38306°E / 40.34583; 44.38306
Country Armenia
Marz (Province) Aragatsotn
Population (2008)
  Total 2,414
Time zone   (UTC+4)
  Summer (DST)  (UTC+5)

Ohanavan (Armenian : Օհանավան, also Romanized as Oganavan) is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Ohanavan was resettled in 1828 by emigrants from Muş. On a nearby escarpment sits the 13th-century Hovhannavank Monastery. Both the town and the monastery are situated atop a steep gorge carved by the Kasagh river.

Armenian language Indo-European language

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Muş Municipality in Turkey

Muş is a city and the provincial capital of Muş Province in Turkey. The former Armenian Catholic eparchy (bishopric) is now a titular see.

Ohanavan and the Hovhannavank Monastery are situated atop a steep gorge carved by the Kasagh river Ohanavan and the Hovhannavank Monastery are situated atop a steep gorge carved by the Kasagh river.jpg
Ohanavan and the Hovhannavank Monastery are situated atop a steep gorge carved by the Kasagh river

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