Marutavank monastery

Turkey / Batman / Sason /
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Marutavank (Armenian: Մարութավանք) - Armenian monastic complex destroyed by Turks after the Armenian genocide (1915-23). In all probability, initially, there was a pagan temple whose remains was found recently by a group of Armenian archelolgists working at the ruines.
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Coordinates:   38°23'16"N   41°32'35"E
This article was last modified 11 years ago