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.- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: Armenian monastery in Turkey
- Also known as: “Khtskonk monastic complex”, “Khtzkonk monastery”, and “Khtzkonk Monastery”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Digor.
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. Digor is situated 3 km east of Khtskonk monastery.
Khtskonk monastery
- Categories: monastery, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Digor İlçesi, Kars Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
40.38093° or 40° 22′ 51″ north
Longitude
43.37697° or 43° 22′ 37″ east
Elevation
1,808 metres (5,932 feet)
Open location code
8HG599JG+9Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolic
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Khtskonk monastery” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Khtskonk’ vank’”
- Armenian: “Xckonq vanq”
- Armenian: “Խծկոնք վանք”
- Armenian: “Խծկոնք”
- Azerbaijani: “Beşkilsə monastır kompleksi”
- French: “Khtzkonk”
- German: “Chtsgonk-Kloster”
- Greek: “Χτζκονκ”
- Japanese: “フツコンク修道院”
- Persian: “صومعه ختزکونک”
- Russian: “Монастырь Хцконк”
- Russian: “Хцконк”
- Slovenian: “Samostan Hckonk”
- Turkish: “Beşkilise”
- Turkish: “Khidskonk”
- Ukrainian: “Монастир Хцконк”
- Western Armenian: “Khdzgonk’ vank’”
- Western Armenian: “Խծկոնք վանք”
- Western Frisian: “Chtskonk‘ (kleaster)”
- Western Frisian: “Chtskonk’”
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