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Surp Khach Monastery
Սուրբ Խաչ վանք
Surp Khach Monastery; Սուրբ Խաչ վանք
Religion
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Location
Location	Staryi Krym
	Shown within Ukraine
Geographic coordinates	45°00′03″N 35°03′45″E / 45.000708°N 35.062529°E
Architecture
Style	Armenian
Completed	1358

Surp Khach Monastery (Armenian: Սուրբ Խաչ վանք, 'Monastery of the Holy Cross') is a medieval Armenian monastery located on the Crimean peninsula near Staryi Krym and founded in 1358.^[1] Before the USSR nationalized it, this monastery owned 4,000 acres of land, while during the Soviet period it served various functions from Pioneer Camp to tuberculosis clinic.^[2] It has been an Armenian spiritual center and a place of pilgrimage for centuries.^[1]

The central bank of Russia issued a silver coin dedicated to Surp Khach Monastery in 2017.^[3]

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^ ^a ^b "National Bank of Ukraine issues commemorative coin in honor of Armenian monastery". PanARMENIAN.Net. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
^ https://eng.agromassidayu.com/armyanskij-monastir-surb-hach-opisanie-istoriya-i-interesnie-fakti-news-306441 ^{[dead link]}
^ "Crimean Surp Khach monastery from the fourteenth century featured on newest Russian silver coin". 10 March 2017.

[PanArmenian-09-1] "National Bank of Ukraine issues commemorative coin in honor of Armenian monastery". PanARMENIAN.Net. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.

[2] ttps://eng.agromassidayu.com/armyanskij-monastir-surb-hach-opisanie-istoriya-i-interesnie-fakti-news-306441 ^{[dead link]}

[3] "Crimean Surp Khach monastery from the fourteenth century featured on newest Russian silver coin". 10 March 2017.

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