Monastery of the Miracles

Monastery of the Miracles also known as Monastery of Ardzgue (Armenian: Սքանչելագործ վանք) is a destroyed Armenian monastery on the hills in 2.18 miles northwest of Adilcevaz in Bitlis province of modern Turkey, to the north of Lake Van.

Monastery of the Miracles
Սքանչելագործ վանք
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
RegionEast Anatolia
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusDestroyed by Turks in 1915
Statusceased functioning as a monastery in 1915
Location
Location Van province, Armenian highland
StateTurkey
Shown within Turkey
Geographic coordinates38.9080°N 42.7028°E / 38.9080; 42.7028
Architecture
TypeArmenian church
StyleArmenian
Completed8th century
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