Lernakert, Shirak
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Lernakert Լեռնակերտ |
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 Lernakert
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| Coordinates: 40°34′01″N 43°56′10″E / 40.56694°N 43.93611°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Shirak |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 1,418 |
| Time zone | (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC+5) |
Coordinates: 40°34′01″N 43°56′10″E / 40.56694°N 43.93611°E
Lernakert (Armenian: Լեռնակերտ, also Romanized as Lerrnakert; formerly, Shirvandzhug and Shirvan) is a village in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The 10th to 13th-century Makaravank Church, with the church of Surb Sion of 1001 is located 1 mile north of the village. In the gorge below is a small church built on earlier foundations and constructed in the 18th century, with a hermit's cell cut into the cliff face behind.
Population per years is the following.
Makaravank Church, 10th-13th centuries
Makaravank Church entry
18th-century chapel in gorge below Makaravank
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