Hnevank

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Hnevank Հնեվանք
Hnevank before reconstruction.
Religion
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Region	Lori
Location
Location	near Kurtan, Lori Province, Armenia
Shown within Armenia
Geographic coordinates	40°57′11″N 44°35′03″E / 40.952953°N 44.58425°E / 40.952953; 44.58425
Architecture
Style	Armenian
Completed	7th-12th century

Hnevank (Armenian: Հնեվանք; meaning "Old Monastery") 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 from Georgia and into Armenia in the late 12th century. Liparitids were themselves a branch of the Mamikonians. Smbat was the ancestor of the Armenian princes of Syunik. A Georgian inscription around the drum attests his name.

The monastery has a gavit and various service buildings scattered around the site.

The government of Armenia has recently begun renovating the monastery. The collapsed dome of the main church has been restored entirely.