Hovvi Church
Hovvi Church is a ruin in Kars, Turkey and has an elevation of 1,460 metres. Hovvi Church is situated nearby to the church Cathedral of Ani, as well as near the village Norshen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruin
- Description: Armenian church in Turkey
- Also known as: “Hovvi Church (Ani)”, “Nakhrchu”, “Shepherd’s Church”, and “THE CHURCH OF THE SHEPHERD”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ani and Cathedral of Ani.
Ani
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Once upon a time, Ani, the capital of the Armenian Empire under the Bagratid Dynasty, rivaled the Middle East's most powerful cities. Now, the city exudes the eerie ambiance of a ghost town surrounded by the remote landscape of the rolling Turkish steppe, the heavy weight of tragic history, and a nearby contested border; it has been made a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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 1 km south of Hovvi 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 1¼ km southwest of Hovvi Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ani and Norshen.
Haykadzor
Village
Photo: Narek75, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Haykadzor is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia near the Armenia–Turkey border… Haykadzor is situated 7 km east of Hovvi Church.
Hovvi Church
- Categories: church, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kars, Kars Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Hovvi Church” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Հովվի եկեղեցի”
- Armenian: “Նախրչու ժամ”
- Azerbaijani: “Çoban kilsəsi”
- Persian: “کلیسای هووی (آنی)”
- Persian: “کلیسای هووی”
- Russian: “Нахрчу”
- Russian: “Церковь Пастыря (Ани)”
- Russian: “Церковь Пастыря”
- Turkish: “Çoban Kilisesi”
- Western Armenian: “Հովիւի Եկեղեցի (Անի)”
- Western Armenian: “Հովիւի Եկեղեցի”
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