Khuchap Monastery Explained

Building Name:	Khuchap Monastery
Location:	Lori region, Armenia
Geo:	41.2017°N 44.5675°W
Religious Affiliation:	Armenian Apostolic Church
Map Type:	Armenia
Architecture Type:	Church
Architecture Style:	Tetraconch
Year Completed:	12-13th AD

Khuchap Monastery or Khujabi Monastery (Georgian: ხუჯაბი|tr) 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]

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

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Notes and References

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http://txts.mgou.ru/vestnik/2007/hist2.pdf 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
http://www.humanrights.ge/index.php?a=main&pid=5961&lang=eng Where is the Georgia-Armenia Border?