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Hnevank (Armenian: Հնեվանք; meaning Old Monastery Georgian: ძელი ჭეშმარიტი) is a 7th-12th century Armenian Apostolic Church monastery located near the village of Kurtan in the Lori Province of Armenia. The monastery is situated on a hill within a gorge near where the Dzoraget and Gargar rivers join.The monastery was entirely rebuilt by lord Smbat of the House of Orbelian a branch of the Liparitids who were expelled to Armenia in the late 12th century from Georgia.

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