Tzitzernavank Monastery
Tzitzernavank Monastery (Armenian: Ծիծեռնավանք, Swallows Monastery) is an Armenian monastery in the region of Kashatagh (under control of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic). The monastery dates from the fourth to sixth centuries and recognized as a native Armenian example of an “oriental” architectural type.[1]
The church of St. Gregory was reopened after a restoration in 1999-2000.[2]
General view of Tsitsernavank
Plan of Agoglan monastery
Southern wall of the monastery
Tombstone with Armenian inscripions close to church
Outer wall surrounding the monastery
This is a photo of a monument in Azerbaijan identified by the ID
Tzitzernavank Monastery 113
Azerbaijani stamp depicting the monastery
Other websites
- Tzitzernavank, The Armenian Studies Program, Csufresno.edu Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Dzidzernavank Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine, Adriano Alpago Novello, ARCHITETTURA ARMENA - Catalogo della MOSTRA DI ARCHITETTURA ARMENA tenuta a Bergamo, presso il Palazzo della Ragione, 1975 - Torino
- Photoes of Tzitzernavank at RAA official site Archived 2021-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
