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Haghartsin is an Armenian monastery located 18 km from the city of Dilijan, in the wooded valley of the Ijevan ridge in the National Park. It was built in the X-XIII centuries, mostly under the auspices of the Bagratuni dynasty. First of all, the monastery was an educational and scientific center. - Surb Grigor Church, built in the XI century, is the oldest building of the complex. The main monastery church of the Holy Virgin (Surb Astvatsatsin) was built in 1281. The monastery is now restored at the expense of the emir, a member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates Sultan III bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi الشيخ الدكتور سلطان بن محمد القاسمي