Kizkale Church
The Church of Saint Elia also Zakare's church, is located in Kizkale, near Ani in Turkey. It was built by the Zakarids in the early 13th century, as well as the nearby church of Tigran Honents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: church in Turkey
- Also known as: “Church of Saint Elia”, “Church of Saint Elia, Ani”, “Church of Saint Elia, Kizkale”, “Kızkale Church”, “Saint Grigor Monastery (Aghkaberd, Ani)”, “Surb Grigor”, “Surb Grikor”, “Virgins‘ Castle”, and “Zakare’s church”
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 1¼ km north of Kizkale 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 1 km north of Kizkale Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ani and Norshen.
Norshen
Village
Norshen is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Norshen is situated 2½ km northeast of Kizkale Church.
Anipemza
Village
Photo: Valen1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Anipemza is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 523 in 2010, up from 349 at the 2001 census. Anipemza is situated 7 km southeast of Kizkale Church.
Kizkale Church
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Kars, Kars Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
40.49641° or 40° 29′ 47″ northLongitude
43.56847° or 43° 34′ 7″ eastElevation
1,504 metres (4,934 feet)Open location code
8HG5FHW9+H9OpenStreetMap ID
way 105340844OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Kizkale Church” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Անիի Սուրբ Գրիգոր վանք”
- Armenian: “Կույսի ամրոց”
- Armenian: “Կուսանաց”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Գրիգոր վանք”
- Azerbaijani: “Qız qalası kilsəsi”
- Persian: “صومعه گریگور مقدس”
- Russian: “Анийский монастырь Святого Григора”
- Russian: “Монастырь Святого Григора (Ахджкаберд)”
- Russian: “Сурб Григор”
- Turkish: “Aziz Grigor Manastırı (Ağkaberd, Ani)”
- Turkish: “Kiz Kalesi”
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