Lernakert (Armenian: Լեռնակերտ, also Romanized as Lerrnakert) is a village in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The 10th to 13th-century Makaravank Church, with the church of Surb Sion of 1001 is located 1 mile north of the village. In the gorge below is a small church built on earlier foundations and constructed in the 18th century, with a hermit's cell cut into the cliff face behind.

Lernakert Լեռնակերտ
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Coordinates: 40°34′01″N 43°56′10″E
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Shirak
Population  (2008)
• Total	1,418
Time zone	UTC+4 ( )
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 ( )

Population

Population per years is the following.[1]

Gallery

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  Makaravank Church, 10th-13th centuries
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  Makaravank Church entry
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  18th-century chapel in gorge below Makaravank

See also

• Shirvan
• Shirvan (city)

References

• Lernakert, Shirak at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazeteer: Armenia^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia

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