Khuchap Monastery

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
Khuchap Monastery
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church or Georgian Orthodox
Location
LocationLori region, Armenia
Geographic coordinates41°12′06″N 44°34′03″E
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleTetraconch
Completed12-13th AD

Despite its geographic circumstances, Georgian authorities maintain that the monastery is situated in the Marneuli Municipality near the village of Akhkerpi.[3][4][5]

Apart from the main church, Khuchap Monastery also consists of a gavit and several ruined buildings.

References
  1. "Armenia: Property Disputes Fueling Church Tension between Yerevan and Tbilisi | Eurasianet". eurasianet.org. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  2. Nicholas, Holding (2008). Armenia : With Nagorno Karabagh. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 162, 170. ISBN 978-1-78477-079-2. OCLC 1090890222.
  3. "«АРМЯНСКИЕ» ИЛИ ГРУЗИНСКИЕ ЦЕРКВИ В ГРУЗИИ?! - Бондо Арвеладзе". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  4. 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
  5. Where is the Georgia-Armenia Border?

41°12′06″N 44°34′03″E

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