Jrovank Chapel: A Twelfth-Century Chapel and Natural Monument
Site at a Glance
- Rating
- 4.7
- Popularity
- Very Low
- Country
- Armenia
- Primary era
- Medieval
- Eras represented
- Medieval
- Civilizations
- Georgian
- Site type
- Religious
- Remains
- Chapel
History
Jrovank Chapel is a twelfth-century chapel in Armenia, located near Arpi in Vayots Dzor Province. It stands at the source of the Jrovank stream, a left tributary of the Arpa River, where the site also forms a spring and a hydrogeological natural monument of the karst-cave type.
The chapel is included in the official list of Arpi’s immovable historical and cultural monuments under designation 11.12/1.3. Jrovank is also on Armenia’s state list of natural monuments, following a government decision adopted on August 14, 2008. Its natural classification reflects the geological formation of the spring and its relationship to groundwater. Karst caves develop when groundwater acts on soluble rock.
