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| Monastery of Eghegnamor Եղեգնամոր վանք | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Region | Armenian upland |
| Status | ceased functioning as a monastery in 1920 |
| Location | |
| Location |  Kars province Armenian highland |
| State | Turkey |
  Shown within Turkey | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°07′25″N42°54′48″E / 40.1235°N 42.9133°E /40.1235; 42.9133 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Armenian church |
| Style | Armenian |
| Completed | 11th century |
Eghegnamor monastery is a well-preserved medieval Armenian monastery in the middle ofÇengilli village (formerly Eghegnamor) village nearKağızman city of modernTurkey.[1] Its great bulk and solidity still dominating the small, crudely built, flat-roofed, houses of the village. .
Eghegnamor (Armenian:Եղեգնամոր) is a historical name of the settlement laying around the monastery.Eghegnamor in Armenian forreedy place. Çengilli is the current name of the village. It is derived from its 19th-century name, Chanli, which means "village of the bell-tower". The church is also known as Eghegnamor in Armenian literature. In another sources this monastery called as
Eghegnamor (Çengelli) lay in a district of Armenia known asGabeghyank', which included the town of Kaghzvan (modern Kağızman), and was a part of a larger Armenian province known asAyrarat. This district was initially aMamikonian possession, but in the 9th century it became part of the territory of theBagratids of Ani. When Kars split away from Ani,Gabeghyank' became part of theKingdom of Kars. By the end of the 19th century the majority of the village's population still was Armenian. They were adherents to theArmenian Church and called the churchSt. Astvacacin (Armenian:Սուրբ Աստվածածին) (Holy Mother of God). This Armenian population was deported to Armenia in 1920 when this district became part of Turkey after theFirst World War. The locals use the church as a communal barn.
