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title: Arates Monastery in Central Armenia
author: James Blake Wiener
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Arates Monastery in Central Armenia

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

## Image File

[![Arates Monastery in Central Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8548.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8548.jpg)

## Image Caption

Arates Monastery in [Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/armenia/) is built on top of a hill and overlooks the Arates tributary of the Yeghegis River. The monastery's name came from the combination of “ari” ("come" in Armenian) and “tes” ("see" in Armenian). The group of half-ruined monuments consists of the St. Sion and the St. Astavatsatsin Churches, and two gavits. It is likely that the site dates back to the 7th century CE, but the oldest inscription dates only to the 9th century CE. Most of the ruins date from the 10-13th centuries CE, and the khachkars and tombstones date from between the 10-17th centuries CE.

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## Bibliography

- [Arates (Arites, Aratinets) Monastery](http://www.armenianheritage.org/en/monument/Arates/1070 "Arates (Arites, Aratinets) Monastery"), accessed 6 Apr 2018.

## 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, April 06). Arates Monastery in Central Armenia. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8548/arates-monastery-in-central-armenia/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Arates Monastery in Central Armenia." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 06, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8548/arates-monastery-in-central-armenia/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Arates Monastery in Central Armenia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Apr 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8548/arates-monastery-in-central-armenia/>.

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