Horekawank
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| place | about 4 km west of Talish | |
| Construction year | 4th to 5th century | |
| Coordinates | 40 ° 22 '17.1 " N , 46 ° 41' 45.7" E | |
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Horekawank ( Armenian Հոռեկա վանք Horeka wank ) is an Armenian monastery in the province of Martakert the de facto independent, but de jure Azerbaijan associated Republic of Nagorno Karabakh .
Horekawank is somewhat remote in a heavily forested mountain landscape, 3 km west of the village of Talisch, directly on the armistice line.
It is assumed that the construction of the monastery began in the 4th to 5th centuries. Horekavank has been destroyed and rebuilt several times. Major construction work was carried out in the 13th century. The church tower dates from the 17th century.