Saint Stepanos Monastery

Saint Stepanos Monastery: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Saint Stepanos Monastery

Season: October to March.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Saint Stepanos Monastery — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.97908, 45.47346. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Saint Stepanos Monastery

• Noah’s Mausoleum · fort · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~31 km · Must-see
• Aras Reservoir · lake · West Azerbaijan Province · ~31 km · Must-see
• Yusif ibn Kuseyir Mausoleum · fort · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~32 km · Must-see
• Momine Khatun Mausoleum · fort · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~32 km · Must-see
• Juma Mosque of Nakhchivan · dargah · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ashabi Kahf · viewpoint · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~36 km · Must-see
• Əlincə qalası · museum · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~38 km · Must-see
• Khanegah tomb · fort · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~39 km · Must-see
• St. Gregory church · church · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ağrıdağ · viewpoint · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bastam Citadel · fort · West Azerbaijan Province · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kaputjugh · viewpoint · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~62 km · Must-see
• Paravor · viewpoint · ~63 km · Must-see
• Shek · viewpoint · ~66 km · Must-see
• Camal · viewpoint · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ernjak · viewpoint · ~69 km · Must-see
• Garabaghlar Mausoleum · fort · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~70 km · Must-see
• Xarxat · viewpoint · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~71 km · Must-see

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

Other buddhist sites near Saint Stepanos Monastery

• Holy Saviour Monastery of Julfa · Buddhist site · ~8 km
• Karmir Monastery (Astapat) · Buddhist site · ~17 km
• St. Gevorg Monastery (Khanagah) · Buddhist site · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~41 km
• St. Gr. Lusavorich Monastery · Buddhist site · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~43 km
• St. Stepanos Monastery · Buddhist site · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~45 km
• St. Hakob-Hayrapet Monastery · Buddhist site · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~47 km
• St. Astvatsatsin Monastery (Channab) · Buddhist site · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~47 km
• St. Stepanos Monastery · Buddhist site · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~49 km
• St. Astvatsatsin Monastery (Bist) · Buddhist site · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~50 km
• Saint Thomas Monastery of Agulis · Buddhist site · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~55 km

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