Arakelots Monastery

Arakelots Monastery is a 13th century monastery, it is located about 3 km southwest of Kirants village, Ijevan community. The monastery complex is located on the left bank of the Karahan River, at the foot of a hill surrounded by dense forest. Approximately 80 meters below the monastery are the ruins of a caravanserai. In the main walled part of the Arakelots Monastery, the main church, the vestibule, the bell tower, the khachkar, the second church and the monastery wall have been preserved. The main church is a domed, small hall with a rectangular plan. The vestibule is adjacent to the church from the west, built with the same yellow-blue hewn stones. The belfry is a small building next to the vestibule, it was vaulted and had a vaulted roof, of which only the inner part of the pillars remained.