page_title: Hayravank Monastery
hierarchical_section_title: Hayravank Monastery
caption_attribution_description: English: The 9th century Armenian Monastery Hayravank on the shores of Lake Sevan in Armenia.
context_page_description: Hayravank is a 9th to 12th century Armenian monastery located just northeast of the village of Hayravank along the southwest shores of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The monastic complex consists of a church, chapel, and gavit.
  Surrounding the monastery are numerous khachkars and gravestones that are part of a small cemetery. To the northwest a short distance from the site, are the remains of Bronze Age through medieval fortification walls and foundations of a settlement. A polished black vessel of the Early Bronze Age was discovered during archaeological excavations in the area. Weapons of metal and stone, tools, clay idols, numerous vessels, fireplaces and two tombs, all from the Iron Age were discovered in the vicinity as well.
context_section_description: Hayravank (Armenian: Հայրավանք) is a 9th to 12th century Armenian monastery located just northeast of the village of Hayravank along the southwest shores of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The monastic complex consists of a church, chapel, and gavit.
  Surrounding the monastery are numerous khachkars and gravestones that are part of a small cemetery.  To the northwest a short distance from the site, are the remains of Bronze Age through medieval fortification walls and foundations of a settlement.  A polished black vessel of the Early Bronze Age was discovered during archaeological excavations in the area.  Weapons of metal and stone, tools, clay idols, numerous vessels, fireplaces and two tombs, all from the Iron Age were discovered in the vicinity as well.
caption: Hayravank Monastery on the shores of Lake Sevan.
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