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Khor Virap Monastery

Khor Virap (Armenian: Խոր Վիրապ, lit. 'deep dungeon'[1]) is an Armenian monastery located in the Ararat plain in Armenia, near the closed border with Turkey, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Artashat, Ararat Province, within the territory of ancient Artaxata.[2][3] The monastery was host to a theological seminary and was the residence of Armenian Catholicos.