Lernakert ( hy, Լեռնակերտ, also
Romanize
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d as Lerrnakert) is a village in the
Shirak Province
Shirak ( hy, wikt:Շիրակ, Շիրակ, ) is a provinces of Armenia, province (''Administrative divisions of Armenia, marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the north-west of the country, bordering Turkey to the west and Georgia (country), Geor ...
of
Armenia
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. The 10th to 13th-century Makaravank Church, with the church of Surb Sion of 1001 is located 1 mile north of the village. In the gorge below is a small church built on earlier foundations and constructed in the 18th century, with a hermit's cell cut into the cliff face behind.
Population
Population per years is the following.
Gallery
Image:Makaravank front façade.jpg, Makaravank Church, 10th-13th centuries
Image:Portal Makaravank Pemzashen.JPG, Makaravank Church entry
Image:Makaravank Pemzashen Chapel 18th c.JPG, 18th-century chapel in gorge below Makaravank
See also
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Shirvan
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Shirvan (city)
Shirvan (from fa, شروان, translit=Shirvān; az, Şirvan; Tat: ''Şirvan''), also spelled as Sharvān, Shirwan, Shervan, Sherwan, Šervān, and Chirvan. is a historical Iranian region in the eastern Caucasus, known by this name in both ...
References
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World Gazeteer: Armenia– World-Gazetteer.com
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Populated places in Shirak Province
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