Cathedral of Saint Gregory the Illuminator
Cathedral of Saint Gregory the Illuminator is a church in Kars, Turkey and has an elevation of 1,466 metres. Cathedral of Saint Gregory the Illuminator is situated nearby to Saint Gregory of Abughamrents Church, as well as near the church Cathedral of Ani.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: Armenian church in the city of Ani
- Also known as: “Cathedral of Saint Gregory of Gagkashen”, “Church of Saint Gregory of Gagkashen”, “Church of Saint Gregory of King Gagik”, “Gagikashen”, and “Gagkashen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ani and Cathedral of Ani.
Ani
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Ani is an abandoned city in Eastern Anatolia, 44 km east of Kars and right on the border with Armenia. It was the chief city of Armenia in the 11th century, but dwindled thereafter, and was abandoned in the 13th century.
Cathedral of Ani
Church
The Cathedral of Ani is the largest standing building in Ani, the capital city of medieval Bagratid Armenia, located in present-day eastern Turkey, on the border with modern Armenia. Cathedral of Ani is situated 550 metres southeast of Cathedral of Saint Gregory the Illuminator.
Saint Gregory of Abughamrents Church
Church
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Saint Gregory of Abughamrents Church is situated 280 metres south of Cathedral of Saint Gregory the Illuminator.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ani and Norshen.
Kozluca
Village
Kozluca is a village in the Kars District of Kars Province, Turkey. Its population is 102. The village houses the remains of the Armenian Bagnayr Monastery, built in the 10th century CE. Kozluca is situated 7 km west of Cathedral of Saint Gregory the Illuminator.
Cathedral of Saint Gregory the Illuminator
- Category: religion
- Location: Kars, Kars Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Cathedral of Saint Gregory the Illuminator” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Surb Grigor Lusavorich yekeghets’i”
- Armenian: “Անիի Գրիգոր Լուսավորչի տաճար”
- Armenian: “Գագիկաշեն”
- Armenian: “Գագկաշեն”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսավորչի եկեղեցի”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսավորչի տաճար”
- Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Qriqor kilsəsi”
- Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Qriqor Kilsəsi”
- French: “Église Saint-Grégoire de Gagkashen à Ani”
- French: “église Saint-Grégoire de Gagkashen”
- Persian: “کلیسای گریگور روشنگر، آنی”
- Persian: “کلیسای گریگور روشنگر”
- Russian: “Гагикашен”
- Russian: “Гагкашен”
- Russian: “Сурб Григор Лусаворич”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Григория Просветителя (Ани)”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Григория Просветителя”
- Turkish: “Aziz Gregory Gagkashen Kilisesi”
- Turkish: “Direkli Kilise”
- Western Armenian: “Sourp Krikor Lusavorich yegeghetsi”
- Western Armenian: “Անիի Գագկաշէն Ս․ Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ եկեղեցի”
- Western Armenian: “Ս․ Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ եկեղեցի”
- Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ եկեղեցի”
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