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 in the of , about 16 kilometers west of the Armenian border.
  • Ruin
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,670 metres (5,490 feet)
  • Description: church building in Kars Province, Turkey
  • Also known as
    “Church of Saint Sarkis in Tekor”
    “Holy Trinity Church”
    “Saint Sargis Church”
    “Tekor Basilica”
    “Tekor Church”

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Town
is a town in in the Eastern Anatolia region of .
Village
is a village in Digor District of , Turkey.
10 km southeast of Tekor Cathedral
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Latitude
40.37143° or 40° 22′ 17″ north
Longitude
43.41469° or 43° 24′ 53″ east
Open location code
8HG59CC7+HV
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Tekor Cathedral” goes by many names.
Սուրբ Երրորդություն եկեղեցիArmenian
Սուրբ Սարգիս եկեղեցիArmenian
ՏեկորArmenian
Տեկորի տաճարArmenian
Tekor kilsəsiAzerbaijani
Tekor BasilicaDutch
Baziliko TekorEsperanto
Tekori basiilikaEstonian
Chiesa di TekorItalian
کلیسای جامع تیکوریPersian
Базилика ТекорRussian
ТекорRussian
Церковь Святого Саргиса в ТекореRussian
Aziz Sargis KilisesiTurkish
Tekor BazilikasıTurkish

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