Some confusion about the name of the churches of Spitakavor and Tsiranavor has seemed to have occurred due to the misplacement of the Russian markers located inside the two structures.

New EU-sponsored information plaques with building descriptions adopted the wrong designations of the older plates thus amplifying the confusion.

It may be seen across the gorge from the church of Surp Sarkis, but is easiest reached via the streets of the neighborhood that it sits within.

Very close (down the street 3 houses) and also sitting along the gorge is the church of Spitakavor (literally meaning whitish because of its color), built between the 5th-6th centuries.

Sargis then became a hermit and three small churches appeared at the edge of the gorge, named after the sisters' dress colors.