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title: Orbelian Grave at Noravank Monastery
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8389/orbelian-grave-at-noravank-monastery/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Orbelian Grave at Noravank Monastery

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Orbelian Grave at Noravank Monastery](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8389.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8389.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a [grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) at Noravank Monastery in [Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/armenia/); it dates from medieval times and belongs to one of the Orbelian princes. The Orbelian dynasty dominated the political, cultural, and economic landscape of the Armenian provinces of Vayots Dzor and Syunik from the 12th-15th centuries CE. The family was originally from what's present-day Georgia.

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2018, March 17). Orbelian Grave at Noravank Monastery. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8389/orbelian-grave-at-noravank-monastery/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Orbelian Grave at Noravank Monastery." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 17, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8389/orbelian-grave-at-noravank-monastery/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Orbelian Grave at Noravank Monastery." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8389/orbelian-grave-at-noravank-monastery/>.

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