Spitakavor Church of Ashtarak
Spitakavor Church ; literally meaning white-colored church, is a 13th-century partly ruined Armenia church located at the edge of a gorge in the town of Ashtarak, Aragatsotn Province, Armenia.
Spitakavor Church, October 2014
EU-sponsored information plaque with building description headed by wrong name at 13th Century Tsiranavor Church
Eastern and northern side of Tsiranavor Church from the distance
Main entrance at the western side with southern entry in the background
Ashtarak is a town in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located on the left bank of Kasagh River along the gorge, northwest of the capital Yerevan. It is the administrative centre of the province and an important crossroad of routes for the Yerevan–Gyumri–Vanadzor triangle.
From top left: Ashtarak town • Ashtarak bridge of 1664 Karmravor Church • Saint Marianeh Church • Surp Sarkis Church House-museum of Perch Proshyan • the statue of Nerses Ashtaraketsi
The remains of Ashtarak Fortress
Downtown Ashtarak
Kasagh River in Ashtarak