Aghperig Monastery
Located in Mutki İlçesi, Bitlis Province Coordinates: 38°34′44″ N 41°35′53″ E
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Elevation
- 1,803 m
- above sea level
About Aghperig Monastery
Aghperig Monastery is a tourist attraction. Location: Mutki İlçesi, Bitlis Province.
St. Aghperig monastery (variously Աղբերկայ Aghperga or Ս. Աղբերիկ Վանք Aghprig Monastery), also known as Beyaz Kilise, is a medieval Armenian monastic complex in the Sasun Mountains of eastern Turkey, in the historic Sasun region. Built around the year 300 AD, it was used until the Armenian genocide after 1915 and then fell into ruins. It is located 56 kilometres West of Lake Van in the north of the Sassun mountains in the Sason district in the province of Bitlis.
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At a glance
- Architectural style
- Armenian architecture
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- 4 sights and natural places within 10 km Çayır Dağı, Haçreş Dağları
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Çayır Dağı Mountain, Mutki İlçesi2 km NW
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Haçreş Dağları Mountain, Muş Province6.3 km N
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Hindanik Deresi River, Bitlis Province7.9 km SE
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Kuşçudağı Tepe Mountain, Batman Province9.3 km S
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Subaşıdağı Tepe Mountain, Batman Province13 km SW
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Subaşı Dağı Mountain, Mus14 km SW
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Muşgüneyi Dağları Mountain, Sason İlçesi13 km S
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Ayşehatun Dağı Mountain, Mutki İlçesi24 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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