Tekor Cathedral
The Church of Saint Sarkis in Tekor, also known as the Tekor Basilica was a late 5th century Armenian church built in historical Armenia. It was located facing the town of Digor in the Kars Province of Turkey, about 16 kilometers west of the Armenian border.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Ruin
- Description: church building in Kars Province, Turkey
- Also known as: “Church of Saint Sarkis in Tekor”, “Holy Trinity Church”, “Saint Sargis Church”, “Tekor Basilica”, and “Tekor Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Khtskonk monastery.
Khtskonk monastery
Khtzkonk Monastery was a monastic ensemble of five Armenian churches built between the seventh and thirteenth centuries in what was then the Armenian Bagratid kingdom. Khtskonk monastery is situated 3½ km west of Tekor Cathedral.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Digor and Kocaköy.
Digor
Town
Digor is a town in Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Digor District. Its population is 2,304. The mayor is Nebi Kerenciler.
Kocaköy
Village
Kocaköy is a village in Digor District of Kars Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,815. It is situated on a high plain. The distance to Digor is 13 kilometres and to Kars is 55 kilometres. Kocaköy is situated 10 km southeast of Tekor Cathedral.
Tekor Cathedral
- Categories: church, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Digor İlçesi, Kars Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Tekor Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Երրորդություն եկեղեցի”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Սարգիս եկեղեցի”
- Armenian: “Տեկոր”
- Armenian: “Տեկորի տաճար”
- Azerbaijani: “Tekor kilsəsi”
- Dutch: “Tekor Basilica”
- Esperanto: “Baziliko Tekor”
- German: “Kirche von Sankt Sarkis in Tekor”
- German: “Tekor-Basilika”
- Italian: “chiesa di Tekor”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Tekor”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع تیکوری”
- Russian: “Базилика Текор”
- Russian: “Текор”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Саргиса в Текоре”
- Turkish: “Aziz Sargis Kilisesi”
- Turkish: “Tekor Bazilikası”
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