Surb Mesrop Mashtots monastery (Naservas)

Azerbaijan / Ordubad / Paraqacay / Naservas
 place with historical importance, monastery, interesting place, Armenian Apostolic church, historic ruins
St. Mesrop Mashtots (Armenian: Մեսրոպավանի ս. Մեսրոպ Մաշտոց վանք) or St. Gregory The Illuminator (Armenian: Մեսրոպավանի ս. Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ վանք) monastery of Mesropavan - Armenian monastery in Mesropavan village of Goghtan district (Ordubad Rayonu) of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic in today's Azerbaijan. After the Armenian massacres in Nakhichevan region (1988) was abandoned, plundered and destroyed by Azeris. Before the destruction Azeris called this Armenian monastery as Nabiyurd.
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Coordinates:   39°10'6"N   45°55'21"E
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