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Bagnayr Monastery

Located in Kars, Kars Province Coordinates: 40°30′46″ N 43°29′02″ E

Bagnayr Monastery
Dmitri Yermakov · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Kozluca
0.2 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Elevation
1,673 m
above sea level
When to go
June–JulySeptember
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport32 km
LWN Shirak International Airport41 km

About Bagnayr Monastery

Bagnayr Monastery is a historic site. Location: Kars, Kars Province.

From Wikipedia

The Bagnayr Monastery is a monastery in Kozluca, Kars, 7 kilometers northwest of Ani, built in the 11th century CE. It was "one of the most renowned monastic complexes in medieval Armenia". The monastery was standing at the end of the 19th century, but is now almost completely in ruins.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
989

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Bagnayr Monastery

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–July, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 29 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 371 km south20°
  • Silopi · 374 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
May (84 mm)
Driest month
January (20 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Bagnayr Monastery
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°3°12°17°21°26°27°23°15°7°0°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-7°1°5°8°12°11°7°2°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)202527518471453729382923

Other places to visit in this season: June July September

How to get to Bagnayr Monastery

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 32 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Shirak International Airport (LWN) (41 km). The nearest large city is Iğdır, 81 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 32 kmwest
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 41 kmnortheast
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 68 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 81 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 96 kmsouthwest
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 171 kmnortheast
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 173 kmnortheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 200 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Bagnayr Monastery

Within 100 km: 62 historic and cultural sites, 205 natural sites, 210 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km78 places

  • Ani Historic site 8 kmE
  • Mustafa Gölü Lake 23 kmNW
  • Mişk Gölü Lake 22 kmNW
  • Gelört Gölü Lake 22 kmW

25–60 km134 places

  • Lavaş Gölü Lake 51 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 42 kmSW
  • Lake Kuyucuk Lake 25 kmN
  • Koz Gölü Lake 25 kmNW

60–100 km265 places

  • Kumurdo Cathedral Attraction 99 kmN
  • Vanis Kvabebi Attraction 98 kmN
  • Tmogvi Castle Historic site 99 kmN
  • Tba Mada Lake 78 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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