Shenik is a former settlement and an abandoned village in the
Aragatsotn Province
Aragatsotn (, ) is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''Marz (country subdivision), marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Sta ...
of
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
. It is 3 km east of the
Mastara village, and is home to the 5th-century church of Surp Amenaprkich (Holy Saviour), and the 7th-century church of Surp Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God).
Gallery
File:Mastara, Settlement Shenik 02.jpg, Settlement Shenik, general view
File:Mastara, Settlement Shenik, Surb Astvatsatsin (Surb Sargis) Church4.jpg, Settlement Shenik, Surb Astvatsatsin (Surb Sargis) Church
File:Mastara, Settlement Shenik, Surb Astvatsatsin (Surb Sargis) Church3.jpg, Surb Astvatsatsin (Surb Sargis) Church
File:Mastara, Settlement Shenik, Surb Astvatsatsin (Surb Sargis) Church2.jpg, Surb Astvatsatsin (Surb Sargis) Church
File:Mastara, Settlement Shenik, Surb Astvatsatsin (Surb Sargis) Church1.jpg, Surb Astvatsatsin (Surb Sargis) Church
File:Mastara, Settlement Shenik, Surb Astvatsatsin (Surb Sargis) Church5.jpg, Surb Astvatsatsin (Surb Sargis) Church
File:Mastara, Settlement Shenik, Surb Amenaprkich Church3.jpg, Settlement Shenik, Surb Amenaprkich Church
File:Mastara, Settlement Shenik, Surb Amenaprkich Church2.jpg, Surb Amenaprkich Church
File:Mastara, Settlement Shenik, Surb Amenaprkich Church1.jpg, Surb Amenaprkich Church
File:Mastara, Settlement Shenik7.jpg, Surb Amenaprkich Church, tombstone
File:Mastara, Settlement Shenik5.jpg, Settlement Shenik
File:Mastara, Settlement Shenik8.jpg, Settlement Shenik
File:Mastara, Settlement Shenik6.jpg, Settlement Shenik
References
*Kiesling, ''Rediscovering Armenia'', p. 19, available online at th
US embassy to Armenia's website
Former populated places in Aragatsotn Province
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