Bakhchysarai Cave Monastery
| Bakhchysarai Cave Monastery | |
|---|---|
Ukrainian: Успенський монастир (Бахчисарай) | |
Uspensky Cave Monastery | |
Bakhchysarai Cave Monastery Location within Crimea Bakhchysarai Cave Monastery Bakhchysarai Cave Monastery (Ukraine) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bakhchysarai, Ukraine, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 44°44′40.75″N 33°54′35.60″E / 44.7446528°N 33.9098889°E |
| Owner | Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) |
| Official name | Комплекс Успенського печерного монастиря (Complex of the Dormition Cave Monastery) |
| Type | Archaeology |
| Reference no. | 010006-Н |
| Official name | Печерний Успенський монастир (Dormition Cave Monastery) |
| Type | Architecture |
| Reference no. | 010081 |
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The Dormition Monastery of the Caves (Russian: Успенский пещерный монастырь; Ukrainian: Успенський печерний монастир), otherwise known as Bakhchysarai Cave Monastery, or Uspensky Cave Monastery is located in Crimea, near the town of Bakhchysarai. It is a cave monastery carved out of a cliff, thought to have been founded in the 8th century.