Cathedral of Ani

The Cathedral of Ani is the largest standing building in , the capital city of medieval Bagratid Armenia, located in present-day eastern , on the border with modern .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: Armenian cathedral
  • Also known as: “Katoghike Holy Mother of God Church” and “Mother Cathedral of Ani”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ani and Menucihr Mosque.

Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an abandoned city in , 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.

Mosque
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also Manučehr Mosque is a in the medieval city of in , . It was built between 1072 and 1086 by Manuchihr ibn Shavur of the Kurdish Shaddadid dynasty. The restoration of the mosque started in June 2020. is situated 270 metres southwest of Cathedral of Ani.

Church
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 360 metres west of Cathedral of Ani.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ani and Norshen.

Village
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is a village.

Village
is a village in the Ani Municipality of the of .

Village
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is a village in the Kars District of , . Its population is 102. The village houses the remains of the Armenian Bagnayr Monastery, built in the 10th century CE. is situated 7 km west of Cathedral of Ani.

Cathedral of Ani

Latitude
40.50645° or 40° 30′ 23″ north
Longitude
43.57291° or 43° 34′ 23″ east
Elevation
1,427 metres (4,682 feet)
Open location code
8HG5GH4F+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 102489815
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Geo­Names ID
13156619
Wiki­data ID
Q196161
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Cathedral of Ani” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية آني”
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية أني”
  • Armenian: “Anii Mayr Tachar”
  • Armenian: “Surb Astvatsatsin Kat’oghike yekeghetsi”
  • Armenian: “Surp Asdvadzadzin”
  • Armenian: “Անիի մայր տաճար”
  • Armenian: “Անիի Մայր Տաճար”
  • Armenian: “Անիի Սբ. Աստվածածին Կաթողիկե եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Անիի Սուրբ Աստվածածին Կաթողիկե եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Աստվածածին Կաթողիկե եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ani kafedralı”
  • Catalan: “catedral d’Aní”
  • Catalan: “Catedral d’Aní”
  • Chinese: “阿尼主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “阿尼大教堂”
  • Czech: “Katedrála v Ani”
  • Dutch: “Cathedral of Ani”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه انى”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Anio”
  • Estonian: “Ani katedraal”
  • French: “cathédrale d’Ani”
  • French: “Cathédrale d’Ani”
  • Georgian: “ანისის კათედრალი”
  • Georgian: “ანისის საკათედრო ტაძარი”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Ani”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Ani”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Ani”
  • Japanese: “アニの大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “アニ主教座大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “アニ大聖堂”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع آنی”
  • Polish: “Katedra w Ani”
  • Russian: “Анийский собор”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор Св. Богородицы”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Ani”
  • Turkish: “Ani Katedrali”
  • Turkish: “Büyük Katedral”
  • Turkish: “Fethiye Camii”
  • Turkish: “Meryem Ana Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Анійський собор”
  • Western Armenian: “Anii Mayr Dajar”
  • Western Armenian: “Sourp Asdvadzadzin Gat’oghige yegeghetsi”
  • Western Armenian: “Անիի մայր տաճար”
  • Western Armenian: “Անիի Մայր Տաճար”
  • Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Աստուածածին Կաթողիկէ եկեղեցի”

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