Khuchap Monastery (Armenian: Խուճապ, romanized: Xučap) or Khujabi Monastery (Georgian: ხუჯაბი, romanized: khujabi) is a monastery dedicated to Our Lady of Iviron. It is situated in Privolnoye, a village in the Lori Province of Armenia, near the border with Georgia.[1][2]
Khuchap Monastery | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Location | |
Location | Lori region, Armenia |
Geographic coordinates | 41°12′06″N 44°34′03″E / 41.20167°N 44.56750°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Tetraconch |
Completed | 12-13th AD |
Despite its geographic circumstances, Georgian authorities maintain that the monastery is situated in the Marneuli Municipality near the village of Akhkerpi.[3][citation needed][4][5]
Apart from the main church, Khuchap Monastery also consists of a gavit and several ruined buildings.[citation needed]
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- ^ Т.К. Алябьева, Государственная политика России в области сохранения национальных памятников в России XIX - н. ХХ в. века.( Средняя Азия, Кавказ, Закавказье), Вестник Московского государственного областного университета, СЕРИЯ «ИСТОРИЯ И ПОЛИТИЧЕСКИЕ НАУКИ» № 1, Москва, Издательство МГОУ, 2007, p. 122
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41°12′06″N 44°34′03″E / 41.20167°N 44.56750°E