40°34′01″N 43°56′10″E / 40.56694°N 43.93611°E
Lernakert
Լեռնակերտ | |
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  Lernakert  Lernakert | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′01″N 43°56′10″E / 40.56694°N 43.93611°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Shirak |
| Municipality | Artik |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 1,418 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 |
Lernakert (Armenian: Լեռնակերտ) is a village in the Artik Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The 10th to 13th-century Makaravank Church, with the church of Surb Sion of 1001 is located 1 mile north of the village. In the gorge below is a small church built on earlier foundations and constructed in the 18th century, with a hermit's cell cut into the cliff face behind.
