Must-see church · Syunik Province, Armenia
Vahanavank Monastery
Վահանավանք
Vahanavank Monastery is a church in Syunik Province, Armenia.
Vahanavank 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 church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Vahanavank Monastery
Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.
Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
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 Vahanavank Monastery — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 39.21769, 46.33258. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Vahanavank Monastery
- Halidzor Fortress · fort · Syunik Province · ~2 km · Must-see
- Baghaberd Fortress · fort · Syunik Province · ~6 km · Must-see
- Kambakh · viewpoint · Syunik Province · ~6 km · Must-see
- Katar · viewpoint · Syunik Province · ~8 km · Must-see
- Khustup · viewpoint · Syunik Province · ~11 km · Must-see
- Aramazd · viewpoint · Syunik Province · ~21 km · Must-see
- Navik · viewpoint · Syunik Province · ~22 km · Must-see
- Tshmasar · viewpoint · Syunik Province · ~23 km · Must-see
- Sts. Paul and Peter Church · church · Syunik Province · ~24 km · Must-see
- Tshgnavor · viewpoint · Syunik Province · ~24 km · Must-see
- Great Hermitage of Tatev · church · Syunik Province · ~25 km · Must-see
- St. Stepanos · church · Syunik Province · ~29 km · Must-see
- Zvaravank · church · Syunik Province · ~29 km · Must-see
- Gurjulu Mausoleum · fort · Qubadli District · ~32 km · Must-see
- Geghaqar · viewpoint · Syunik Province · ~33 km · Must-see
- Qarajayr · viewpoint · Syunik Province · ~34 km · Must-see
- Tsitskar · viewpoint · Syunik Province · ~35 km · Must-see
- Paravor · viewpoint · ~36 km · Must-see
Other churches near Vahanavank Monastery
- Sts. Paul and Peter Church · church · Syunik Province · ~24 km · Must-see
- Great Hermitage of Tatev · church · Syunik Province · ~25 km · Must-see
- St. Stepanos · church · Syunik Province · ~29 km · Must-see
- Zvaravank · church · Syunik Province · ~29 km · Must-see
- Holy Mother of God Church · church · Syunik Province · ~45 km · Must-see
- Tanahat Monstery · church · Syunik Province · ~52 km · Must-see
- St. Gregory church · church · Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic · ~75 km · Must-see
- Ghazanchetsots Cathedral · church · Shusha District · ~87 km · Must-see
- Kanach Zham · church · Shusha District · ~88 km · Must-see
- Holy Mother of God Cathedral · church · Khankendi · ~94 km · Must-see
Wikipedia · Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · © GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Wikidata (CC0) · Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA)
Frequently asked
Is Vahanavank Monastery open today?
No visitor has reported the service & crowd status for Vahanavank Monastery yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
What is the best time to visit Vahanavank Monastery?
Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Vahanavank Monastery?
Nearby: Halidzor Fortress (fort, 2 km), Baghaberd Fortress (fort, 6 km), Kambakh (viewpoint, 6 km), Katar (viewpoint, 8 km), Khustup (viewpoint, 11 km), Aramazd (viewpoint, 21 km).
Is Vahanavank Monastery worth visiting?
Vahanavank Monastery is listed as a must-see church in Armenia on Spotwander.