Building Name: | Jukhtak Vank Ջուխտակ վանք |
Map Type: | Armenia#Tavush |
Map Size: | 275 |
Location: | Near Dilijan, Tavush Province, Armenia |
Coordinates: | 40.7583°N 44.8183°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Functional Status: | Abandoned |
Architecture: | yes |
Architecture Type: | Small cruciform central-plan |
Architecture Style: | Armenian |
Year Completed: | S. Grigor Church, 11th or 12th century. S. Astvatsatsin Church, 1201 |
Dome Quantity: | 1 (collapsed) |
Jukhtak Vank (hy|Ջուխտակ վանք) is an 11th– or 12th-century monastery situated in a clearing within Dilijan National Park, 3.2 km northwest from the town of Dilijan in the Tavush Province of Armenia. It sits in close proximity to the church of Matosavank as well as a cemetery that surrounds the church.
The larger church of Surb Grigor has a small cruciform central-plan, with one portal and had a single dome and drum that collapsed long ago. Exterior walls still stand intact, yet metal reinforcements currently surround the structure to keep its walls from collapsing (likely put into place during 1973-77 when some reconstruction efforts took place). S. Grigor is likely to have been built in the 11th or 12th century.
The smaller church of Surb Astvatsatsin sits near S. Grigor to the west and has the following inscription written upon it: