Rope - thanks sister! However, one still wonders whether or not Tatev is still a live monastery with monks,e tc....

This is the Monastery of "Tatev." It is a 9th century Monastery located in the Tatev Village in Syunik Province in southern Armenia. The term "Tatev" usually refers to the monastery. It stands on a plateau on the edge of the deep gorge of the Orotan (Vorotan) River. It became the bishopric seat of Syunik and played a significant role in the history of the region as a centre for economic, political, spiritual and cultural activity.
In the 14th and 15th centuries Tatev Monastery hosted one of the … [More]

Just beautiful, thanks Rope! Is this a monastery? Or is it just ruins now? I see where the Dortor might have been (the grassy roof of the once citadel).

Wonderful Holyrope. It looks like a painting.

Listen to the beautiful Armenian language and History.
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