Shenik, Aragatsotn

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Shenik is a former settlement and an abandoned village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. 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 the [https://web.archive.org/web/20080626205330/http://yerevan.usembassy.gov/armenia.pdf US embassy to Armenia's website]

Category:Former populated places in Aragatsotn Province