page_title: Syunik Province
section_title: Churches and monasteries
hierarchical_section_title: Syunik Province / Culture / Churches and monasteries
caption_attribution_description: This is a photo of a monument in Armenia identified by the ID 9.89/5
context_page_description: Syunik is the southernmost province of Armenia. It is bordered by the Vayots Dzor Province from the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic exclave from the west, the de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from the east, and Iran from the south. Its capital and largest city is the town of Kapan. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia reported its population was 141,771 in the 2011 census, down from 152,684 at the 2001 census.
context_section_description: Surp Hovhannes Monastery of 691 of Sisian.
  Tatev monastery of the 9th century.
  Vorotnavank monastic complex of the 10th century.
  Vahanavank monastic complex of the 10th century.
  Bgheno-Noravank monastery of the 11th century.
  Tatevi Anapat monastic complex of the 17th century.
caption: Vorotnavank monastery
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