Amaras Monastery
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Amaras Monastery (Armenian: Ամարաս վանք) is an Armenian monastery[2] near the village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan and formerly the Republic of Artsakh.[3] It was a prominent religious and educational center in medieval Armenia.[4]
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Amaras Monastery | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Location | |
Location | near the village of Sos |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Geographic coordinates | 39.684°N 47.057°E / 39.684; 47.057 |
Architecture | |
Style | Armenian |
Completed | 4th century (established); 1858 (rebuilt) |
Website | |
www.amaras.org |
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Azerbaijan denies the monastery's Armenian Apostolic heritage, instead referring to it as "Caucasian Albanian".[5]