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      • Sp. Garabed of Adish
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      • Sp. Gatoghige of Havav
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      • Sp. Krikor Lusavorich of Palu
      • Tadem vank
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      • Sak chapel
      • Sp. Asdvadzadzin of Junoug
      • Sp. Asdvadzadzin of Shadakh
      • Sp. Digin of Sortikin
      • Sp. Hovhannes Mgrdich of Shadakh
      • Sp. Kevork of Sak
      • Sp. Stepanos of Hishet
      • Sp. Yerrortoutiun of Shadakh
    • Southern Shore of Lake Van >
      • Artemid
      • Garmravank
      • Sp. Asdvadzadzin vank of Ganjak
      • Sp. Garabed vank of Sorp
      • Sp. Haroutiun vank of Deveboynu
      • Sp. Kevork vank of Goms
      • Sp. Tovmas vank of Ganjak
      • Sp. Sahag of Khndzorgin
      • Varents
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      • Sp. Bartholomew vank
      • Sp. Echmiadzin of Soradir
      • Sp. Marinos vank
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      • Varakavank
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    • Der Manouelian Family - A FAMILY GATHERING
    • Der Manouelian Family - A ‘PALUTSI’ WEDDING
    • Margaret Garabedian Der Manuelian story
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Sp. Khach Cathedral on island of Akhtamar - The island of Akhtamar served as home to a royal residence, monastery and the Sp. Khach Cathedral. The cathedral dates from the 10th century and was seat to a Catholicosate from the 12th through the 19th century. It was abandoned in 1915. Much has been written about the political motivations behind the Turkish government restoration in 2006, I will not comment on that here. The photographs in the left hand slideshow were taken in August of 1996, before the restoration, while those on the right were taken between 2013 and 2014, after the restoration.
1996
2013/2014
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