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title: Khachkar at Arates Monastery in Armenia
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8557/khachkar-at-arates-monastery-in-armenia/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Khachkar at Arates Monastery in Armenia

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

## Image File

[![Khachkar at Arates Monastery in Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8557.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8557.jpg)

## Image Caption

Most of the ruins at Arates Monastery in [Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/armenia/) 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). Khachkar at Arates Monastery in Armenia. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8557/khachkar-at-arates-monastery-in-armenia/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Khachkar at Arates Monastery in Armenia." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 06, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8557/khachkar-at-arates-monastery-in-armenia/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Khachkar at Arates Monastery in Armenia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Apr 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8557/khachkar-at-arates-monastery-in-armenia/>.

## License & Copyright

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