Sevanavank is the most popular monastery around Sevan and it was built on Sevan Island long before the land became a peninsula. The monastery was foun

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Sevanavank is the most popular monastery around Sevan and it was built on Sevan Island long before the land became a peninsula. The monastery was founded in 874 AD by Princess Mariam while Armenia was still under Arab rule. Taken @Sevan, Armenia

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