What is Hnevank?
[[File:Monasterio de Hnevank, Armenia, 2016-09-30, DD 85.jpg|thumb|Hnevank.]] '''Hnevank''' ({{lang-hy|Հնեվանք}}, means old monastery) is a [[7th century]] [[Armenian Apostolic Church]] [[monastery]]. It is near the [[city]] of [[Stepanavan]] in the [[Lori]] [[marz]] of [[Armenia]]. The monastery is on a hill within a [[gorge]], near where the [[Dzoraget (river)|Dzoraget]] and [[Gargar]] [[river]]s join. The monastery was all rebuilt by lord Smbat of the [[Orbelian Dynasty|House of Orbelian]], a branch of the [[Liparitids]] who were removed to Armenia in the late [[12th century]] from [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. Liparitids were themselves a branch of the [[Mamikonian]]s. Smbat was the ancestor of the Armenian princes of [[Syunik]]. [[Georgian language|Georgian]] writings around the drum attests his name. The monastery has a [[gavit]] and various service buildings around the site. The government of Armenia has recently begun fixing the monastery. The broken dome of the main church has been restored entirely. [[Category:Churches in Armenia]] [[Category:7th-century buildings and structures]]