Mughni ( hy, Մուղնի) is a village in the
Aragatsotn Province of
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 ' ...
. It is located just to the north of
Ashtarak
Ashtarak (Armenian: ), is a town and urban municipal community in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located on the left bank of Kasagh River along the gorge, northwest of the capital Yerevan. It is the administrative centre of the Aragatsotn pr ...
town and belongs to its municipality. Until the Russian conquest, it was the southernmost town in the district of
Aparan
Aparan (Armenian: ), is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia, located in the Aragatsotn Province, about 50 kilometers northwest of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the population of the town was 6,451. As per the 2016 offic ...
. Mughni is home to the 14th-century
Saint Gevork Monastery, which was formerly a popular pilgrimage site and the seat of an archbishop. The dome of the church was rebuilt in the 1660s.
Gallery
Image:Mughni Monastery.jpg, Saint Gevork Monastery of Mughni, 13th century
Image:Mughni Cemetery.JPG, A tomb-monument at a cemetery directly across the street from Saint Gevork Monastery
See also
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Saint Gevork Monastery of Mughni
References
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*Kiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p. 20, available online at th
US embassy to Armenia's website
Populated places in Aragatsotn Province
Christian pilgrimages
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