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Sevanavank is a monastic
complex located on a peninsula at the northwestern shore of Lake
Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, not far from the
town of Sevan. Initially the monastery was built at the southern
shore of a small island. After the artificial draining of Lake
Sevan, which started in the era of Joseph Stalin, the water level
fell about 20 metres, and the island transformed into a
peninsula. At the southern shore of this newly created peninsula,
a guesthouse of the Armenian Writers' Union was built. The
eastern shore is occupied by the Armenian president's summer
residence, while the monastery's still active seminary moved to
newly constructed buildings at the northern shore of the
peninsula. A well-developed tourist industry in the nearby town
of Sevan, and its picturesque location. Sevanavank is one of the
most visited tourism sights in Armenia.
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version. Panoramic pix's are available
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a visit to a rebuilt city with old style houses |
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| We
made the monastry before it became too dark |
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