Loading Spotwander…Find the spots worth the detour.

Notable church · Ararat Province, Armenia

Saint Karapet Monastery

Հովհաննես Կարապետի վանք

Saint Karapet Monastery is a church in Ararat Province, Armenia.

Saint Karapet Monastery: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.

Best time to visit Saint Karapet Monastery

Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.

Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun packed.

How to reach Saint Karapet Monastery — distance from nearby cities

    Coordinates: 39.84428, 44.90598. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

    Places to visit near Saint Karapet Monastery

    • Urts · viewpoint · Ararat Province · ~4 km · Must-see
    • Paruyr Sevak's museum · fort · Ararat Province · ~14 km · Must-see
    • Kotuts · viewpoint · Ararat Province · ~19 km · Must-see
    • Թեժդրունք · viewpoint · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~23 km · Must-see
    • Shreshtasar · viewpoint · Vayots Dzor Province · ~24 km · Must-see
    • Aghjkanvag · viewpoint · Vayots Dzor Province · ~26 km · Must-see
    • Mknasar · viewpoint · Vayots Dzor Province · ~27 km · Must-see
    • Alsar · viewpoint · Ararat Province · ~27 km · Must-see
    • Qaragagat · viewpoint · Ararat Province · ~28 km · Must-see
    • Cave Church Rind · cave · Vayots Dzor Province · ~28 km · Must-see
    • Qarkatar · viewpoint · Vayots Dzor Province · ~29 km · Must-see
    • Kakavaberd (Kaqavaberd) · fort · Ararat Province · ~32 km · Must-see
    • Tsaghkavet · viewpoint · Gegharkunik Province · ~33 km · Must-see
    • Bardenut · viewpoint · Ararat Province · ~33 km · Must-see
    • Surb Astvatsatsin · church · Vayots Dzor Province · ~35 km · Must-see
    • Areguni · viewpoint · Vayots Dzor Province · ~35 km · Must-see
    • Artashat · fort · Ararat Province · ~35 km · Must-see
    • Areni-1 cave · cave · Vayots Dzor Province · ~35 km · Must-see

    See everything within a day’s drive of Saint Karapet Monastery

    Other churches near Saint Karapet Monastery

    All churches in Armenia

    Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · Overture Maps Foundation (CDLA-Permissive-2.0)

    Frequently asked

    Is Saint Karapet Monastery open today?

    No visitor has reported the service & crowd status for Saint Karapet Monastery yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.

    What is the best time to visit Saint Karapet Monastery?

    Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Moderate; weekends busier.

    What are the places to visit near Saint Karapet Monastery?

    Nearby: Urts (viewpoint, 4 km), Paruyr Sevak's museum (fort, 14 km), Kotuts (viewpoint, 19 km), Թեժդրունք (viewpoint, 23 km), Shreshtasar (viewpoint, 24 km), Aghjkanvag (viewpoint, 26 km).

    Is Saint Karapet Monastery worth visiting?

    Saint Karapet Monastery is listed as a notable church in Armenia on Spotwander.