Spitak monastery
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university, ruins, destroyed, Armenian Apostolic church
Spitak (Armenian: Սպիտակ, in Armenian for White) or Janik (Turkish: Canik Manastırı ) is ruined Armenian monastery near the village of Kumluca (formerly Norşin or Norshen) of Van province in Turkey. Up to 1915-1923 Armenian genocide this was a functioning monastery of Armenian Apostolic Church in what was T'imar district of Van villayet of Ottoman Empire. Founded in medieval era in Norshen village of what was Arberani gavar (district) of Vaspurakan ashkhar (province) of Greater Armenia's Kingdom as Armenian monastery and a center of education.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 38°50'27"N 43°25'11"E
- Surb Hakob of Akori - Armenian monastery & cemetery 131 km
- Yerankyuni district (destroyed in1988) 225 km
- Kes 228 km
- Ancient city of Hatra 367 km
- Former IRGC Weapons Storage Site 487 km
- al-Nasiriyyah Bridge (destroyed) 526 km
- Unpaved/old airstrip 551 km
- Runway 551 km
- Sugar Factory 713 km
- Bulldozed Neighborhood 878 km
- Tutumlu 5.3 km
- Yukarı Kalecik 12 km
- Aşağı Kalecik 12 km
- Tuşba District 14 km
- Aşağı Taşoğlu 14 km
- Yukarı Taşoğlu 15 km
- Muradiye District 29 km
- Van Province 35 km
- Erciş District 36 km
- Van Lake 45 km