Tigran Honents Church
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: Armenian Church in Ani
- Also known as: “Church of Saint Gregory of Tigran Honents”, “Church of Saint Gregory the Illuminator”, “Church of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, Ani”, “Church of St. Gregory of Tigran Honents”, “St Gregory of Tigran Honents”, “Surb Grigor”, “Surb Grikor”, and “Tigran Honents Kilisesi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ani and Cathedral of Ani.
Ani
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 490 metres west of Tigran Honents Church.
Menucihr Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Menucihr Mosque, also Manučehr Mosque is a mosque in the medieval city of Ani in Kars Province, Turkey. 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. Menucihr Mosque is situated 740 metres west of Tigran Honents Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norshen and Ani.
Aniavan
Village
Aniavan (Armenian: Անիավան is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 516 in 2010, up from 377 at the 2001 census. Aniavan is situated 7 km southeast of Tigran Honents Church.
Tigran Honents Church
- Categories: building, ruins, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kars, Kars Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
40.50598° or 40° 30′ 22″ northLongitude
43.57868° or 43° 34′ 43″ eastElevation
1,458 metres (4,783 feet)Open location code
8HG5GH4H+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 215296019OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Tigran Honents Church” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Անիի Տիգրան Հոնենց եկեղեցի”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ եկեղեցին”
- Armenian: “Տիգրան Հոնենց եկեղեցի”
- Azerbaijani: “Tiqran Honents kilsəsi”
- French: “Église de Saint-Grégoire de Tigrane Honents”
- French: “église Saint-Grégoire de Tigrane Honents”
- French: “Église Saint-Grégoire de Tigrane Honents”
- Georgian: “ანისის გრიგოლ განმანათლებლის ეკლესია”
- Persian: “کلیسای تیگران هوننتس آنی”
- Russian: “Сурб григор”
- Russian: “Сурб Грикор”
- Russian: “Церковь Св. Григория Просветителя”
- Russian: “церковь Святого Григора”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Григория Просветителя”
- Russian: “Церковь Тигран Хоненц”
- Russian: “Церковь Тиграна Хоненца”
- Turkish: “Aziz Gregory Tigran Honents Kilisesi”
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