Akner monastery

Akner monastery (Armenian: Ակներ վանք, Akner vank') is a destroyed Armenian monastery near the Eğner village of Adana province of modern Turkey. Built in the 12th century, it was heavily ruined by neighbouring Turkish Muslims during the Hamidian massacres in 1896.

The monastery was known by different names:

Akner (Armenian: Ակներ) (or Aknaghbyur) both in Old Armenian Language mean "brooks". The monastery was built up in the place full of flowing streams near Akner village that geographically correspond to Eğner village at the present time.

Akants Anapat (Armenian: Ականց Անապատ) in Armenian language means the temple at the streams.

Akner monastery was built not far from Cilician Armenia's Bardzraberd stronghold at the border of two districts: Tsakhut (Armenian: Ցախուտ) and Bardzraberd (Armenian: Բարձրաբերդ) for higher fortress) near the Akner (or Aknaghbyur) village at the middle course of Seyhan River (Armenian: Սարան գետ) for Mountainous river) in the hilly place full of brooks. Akner monastery consisted of three churches:

St. Astvadzatzin (Armenian: Սբ. Աստվածածին) meaning Saint Mother of God.

St. Hakob (or St. Nshan) (Armenian: Սբ. Հակոբ (or...