The Arabic Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed al-Qasimi donated $1,7 million for the restoration of the monastery Agartsin in Armenia .
According to AFP agency, Sheikh visited the monastery in 2005 , and then began restoration and construction works.
According to eyewitnesses, entering the main church of the monastery, the sheikh said that " the word of God is really heard here." Then he offered to pay for the repair of an ancient monastery .
Sultan bin Muhammad al-Qasimi has been the ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah (one of the emirates of the UAE) since 1972 .
The Haghartsin Monastery , located in the Tavush region of Armenia in 18 kilometers from the city of Dilijan dates back to the 13th century. -02D-
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