Itsakar-Kaptavank-Chinchin
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.59 mi
- Elevation gain
- 719 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 948 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,810 ft
- TrailRank
- 25
- Min elevation
- 4,368 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 2 hours 23 minutes
- Time
- 3 hours 57 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1609
- Uploaded
- October 25, 2021
- Recorded
- October 2021
near Itsak’ar, Tavush (አርሜኒያ)
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Itsakar-Kaptavank-Chinchin
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4,501 ft
Waypoint
The 12th-century Kaptavank Monastery (lit. 'Blue monastery'). Kaptavank is one of the most prominent monuments of medieval Armenia. It was built in the middle of the XII century. It was mentioned as St. Astvatsatsin in the records. Kaptavank was a monastery complex in the past, but only the church survived. The church is built limestone of bluish tint. The monastery was once fenced and surrounded with an old settlement.
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