Hayravank Monastery — Sevan Western Shore Fortress Cliff

Why it mattersKey Early Armenian small church 9th–12th temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

9th–12th c. Hayravank central cross

Period

Early medieval (9th–12th c. Hayravank, chapel 8th c.)

Culture

Early Armenian small church 9th–12th

Purpose

Small 9th-c cliff monastery (12 m × 10 m centralcross) on 1950 m Sevan shore cliff with Iron Age fort and petroglyph boulders

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1904

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. 1950 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Hayravank Monastery — Sevan Western Shore Fortress Cliff

2. 9th–12th c. Hayravank central cross

   Initial construction / first occupation at Hayravank Monastery — Sevan Western Shore Fortress Cliff

• Hayravank Monastery — Sevan Western Shore Fortress Cliff — Principal Temple

  temple

  temple at Hayravank Monastery — Sevan Western Shore Fortress Cliff — subsidiary complex

  40.4333° N · 45.1090° E

• Hayravank Monastery — Sevan Western Shore Fortress Cliff — Altar Annex 2

  altar

  altar at Hayravank Monastery — Sevan Western Shore Fortress Cliff — primary structure

  40.4322° N · 45.1083° E

• Hayravank Monastery — Sevan Western Shore Fortress Cliff — Southern Shrine

  shrine

  shrine at Hayravank Monastery — Sevan Western Shore Fortress Cliff — primary structure

  40.4314° N · 45.1065° E

• Hayravank Monastery — Sevan Western Shore Fortress Cliff — Temple Annex 4

  temple

  temple at Hayravank Monastery — Sevan Western Shore Fortress Cliff — hydraulic feature

  40.4335° N · 45.1078° E