| Jukhtak Vank Ջուխտակ վանք | |
|---|---|
.jpg) S. Grigor Church | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Status | Abandoned |
| Location | |
| Location | NearDilijan,Tavush Province,Armenia |
  Shown within Armenia Show map of Armenia Jukhtak Vank (Tavush) Show map of Tavush | |
| Coordinates | 40°45′30″N44°49′06″E / 40.758253°N 44.818275°E /40.758253; 44.818275 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Small cruciform central-plan |
| Style | Armenian |
| Completed | S. Grigor Church, 11th or 12th century. S. Astvatsatsin Church, 1201 |
| Dome | 1 (collapsed) |
Jukhtak Vank (Armenian:Ջուխտակ վանք) is an 11th– or 12th-centurymonastery situated in a clearing withinDilijan National Park, 3.2 km northwest from the town ofDilijan in theTavush Province ofArmenia. It sits in close proximity to the church ofMatosavank as well as a cemetery that surrounds the church.
The larger church of Surb Grigor has a smallcruciform central-plan, with one portal and had a singledome anddrum that collapsed long ago. Exterior walls still stand intact, yet metal reinforcements currently surround the structure to keep its walls from collapsing (likely put into place during 1973-77 when some reconstruction efforts took place). S. Grigor is likely to have been built in the 11th or 12th century.
The smaller church of Surb Astvatsatsin sits near S. Grigor to the west and has the following inscription written upon it:
"In the year 1201, in the Amirdom of Lasha and the Khanate of [...], I Hayrapet, abbot of Surb Petros Monastery, built Surb Astvatsatsin with the hope that every sunrise in bothvestibules one mass will be offered for me and one for my brother Shmavon, and in all the churches for my parents."
