Narek Explained

Narek (Armenian: Նարեկ), alternatively Nareg in Western Armenian, is an Armenian given name. It may refer to:

People

• St. Gregory of Narek, knowns also as Grigor Narekatsi (951–1003), Armenian monk, poet, philosopher, theologian, Doctor of the church
  • Narek, the name commonly given to the "Book of Lamentations" by Gregory of Narek
• Narek (given name), an Armenian given name

Places

• Narek, Ararat, a village in Ararat province, Armenia
• Nareg Schools, a series of Armenian Cypriot schools
  • • • • • Nicosia Armenian school Larnaca Armenian school Limassol Armenian school
• Narekavank, a tenth-century Armenian monastery in present-day Yemişlik, Turkey

See also

• Narekan or Nukeh, a village in Howmeh Rural District, Semnan Province, Iran