St. George Monastery

St. George Monastery: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit St. George Monastery

Season: October to March.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach St. George Monastery — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.86498, 43.35177. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near St. George Monastery

• Lake Erçek · lake · İpekyolu · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Arin · lake · Adilcevaz · ~40 km · Must-see
• Van Museum · museum · İpekyolu · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Van · lake · Tuşba · ~50 km · Must-see
• Van Castle · fort · İpekyolu · ~50 km · Must-see
• Van Ulu Camii · dargah · İpekyolu · ~51 km · Must-see
• Muradiye Şelalesi · waterfall · Muradiye · ~51 km · Must-see
• Morgedik Barajı · lake · Erciş · ~51 km · Must-see
• Gövelek Gölü · lake · İpekyolu · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Süphan · viewpoint · Adilcevaz · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Aygır · lake · Adilcevaz · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Süphan · lake · Çaldıran · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Erek · viewpoint · İpekyolu · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Keşiş · lake · İpekyolu · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hıdırmenteş Gölü · lake · Çaldıran · ~63 km · Must-see
• Adilcevaz Ulu Cami · dargah · Adilcevaz · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kef Castle · fort · Adilcevaz · ~69 km · Must-see
• Haykaberd · fort · Gürpınar · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of St. George Monastery

Other buddhist sites near St. George Monastery

• Monastery of Ardzvaper · Buddhist site · Tutak · ~27 km
• Ktuts Monastery · Buddhist site · Tuşba · ~46 km
• Monastery of Varag · Buddhist site · İpekyolu · ~59 km
• Monastery of the Miracles · Buddhist site · Adilcevaz · ~69 km
• Saint Thomas Monastery · Buddhist site · Gevaş · ~81 km
• Surp Gevork Monastery · Buddhist site · Tatvan · ~95 km
• Hogots Monastery · Buddhist site · Gürpınar · ~107 km
• Saint Bartholomew Monastery · Buddhist site · Başkale · ~137 km
• Aparank Monastery · Buddhist site · Çatak · ~141 km
• Lim Monastery · Buddhist site · Tuşba · ~0 km

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