Religious Sites in Kars: Top Places

Khtzkonk Monastery was a monastic ensemble of five Armenian churches built between the seventh and thirteenth centuries in what was then the Armenian Bagratid kingdom. The site is located near the town of Digor, the administrative capital of the Digor District of the Kars Province in Turkey, about 19 kilometres west of the border with Armenia, in a gorge formed by the Digor River.

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Religious Sites

The Church of St Gregory of Abughamrens in Kars Merkez is a well-preserved, rotunda-shaped place of worship located in the ruins of Ani. The church is one of the earliest monuments constructed after Ani became the capital of the Armenian Bagratid kingdom in 961 AD. It is thought to have been founded around 980 by Prince Grigor Pahlavuni or his wife Shushanik. It is within walking distance of the Cathedral of Ani (377 m), the Church of the Holy Redeemer (669 m), and the Citadel (680 m).

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Horomos, also known as Horomosivank, Ghoshavank, Hochavank or Khosha Vank, is a medieval Armenian monastic complex about 15 kilometers northeast of the ruins of Ani—the capital of Bagratid Armenia—) in present-day eastern Turkey which got abandoned and ruined due to the Armenian Genocide in 1915. With its collection of churches, chapels and tombs, Horomos has been described as one of the most significant spiritual and cultural religious centers in medieval Armenia and one of the largest in all the Christian East.

The Church of St Gregory of Tigran Honents, or Church of Saint Gregory the Illuminator is a medieval religious structure located in Ani, in Turkey's Kars province next to the closed border with Armenia. It was built by the Armenian Tigran Honents under the Zakarids in 1215, according to an inscription in Armenian on the exterior of the church.

The Church of the Holy Redeemer in Kars Merkez is a significant example of medieval Armenian architecture and a central monument of the Ani Archaeological Zone. It was built by Prince Ablgharib Pahlavid in 1035 to house a fragment of the True Cross. The church is notable for its geometrically sophisticated design and Armenian inscriptions on its exterior panels. Within walking distance are the Cathedral of Ani (323 m), Tigran Honents Church (206 m), and the Church of St Gregory of Abughamrens (669 m).

Religious Sites

Religious Sites

Religious Sites