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Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan

Ավանի Սուրբ Աստվածածին Կաթողիկե Եկեղեցի, Katoghike Tsiranavor church, later renamed Surp Hovhannes

This is the city's oldest surviving church, which was completed in the 6th century.

Listing from Wikivoyage: Yerevan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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