Kirants ( hy, Կիրանց) is a village in the

Ijevan Municipality Ijevan ( hy, Իջևան) is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of the Tavush Province. It is located at the center of the region, at the foot of Ijevan ridge of Gugark Mountains, on the shores of ...

of the

Tavush Province Tavush ( hy, Տավուշ, ) is a province of Armenia located at the northeast of Armenia, bordered by Georgia from the north and Azerbaijan from the east. Internally, Tavush borders the Gegharkunik Province from the south, Kotayk Province from ...

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...

. The 8th-century Kirants Monastery, and the 13th-century

Arakelots Monastery Arakelots Monastery ( hy, Մշո Սուրբ Առաքելոց վանք, ''Mšo Surb Arakelots vank' '', "Holy Apostles Monastery of Mush") was an Armenian monastery in the historic province of Taron, 11 km south-east of Mush (Muş), in pres ...

are located near Kirants.

Toponymy

The village was known as ''Getashen'' until 1967.

Gallery

Kiranc Monastery (106).jpg, Kirants Monastery Enchanting Aghstev River Valley - panoramio.jpg, Scenery around Kirants Araqeloc Monastery in the Tavush Province of Armenia.jpg,

Սրանոց կամուրջ, Տավուշի մարզ.jpg, Sranotsi Bridge Կիրանցի Սուրբ Աստվածածին մատուռ 1.jpg, St. Astvatsatsin Church Հուշարձան Արցախի ազատամարտի զոհերին, Կիրանց, 2019թ․,.jpg, Artsakh war memorial Kiranc Monastery (67).jpg, Kirants Monastery interior Կիրանց գյուղի ամենահին տներից մեկը, Տավուշի մարզ, Հայաստան.jpg, Old house in Kirants

References

External links

* * Populated places in Tavush Province {{Tavush-geo-stub