Cathedral of Mren
The Cathedral of Mren is a 7th-century Armenian church in an abandoned medieval town site called Mren. It is located in the Kars region of Turkey, near the border with Armenia, about 1.5 km west of the Akhurian River.Photo: Dominikmatus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Argina and Aragats.
Argina
Village
Argina is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The town was named after the Argina Monastery, which is across the border in Turkey. Argina is situated 7 km northeast of Cathedral of Mren.
Aragats
Town
Photo: Lusnem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aragatsavan is a village in the Aragatsavan Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia near the Armenia–Turkey border. Aragats is situated 9 km north of Cathedral of Mren.
Shenik
Village
Shenik, is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It was founded in 1969 in the southwestern part of Armavir Province, at an area was once closed to foreigners. Shenik is situated 10 km east of Cathedral of Mren.
Cathedral of Mren
- Type: Ruin
- Description: Armenian church built in the 7th century in Digor, Kars, Turkey
- Categories: cathedral, church, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Digor İlçesi, Kars Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Cathedral of Mren” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մրենի տաճար”
- Czech: “Katedrála v Mren”
- Dutch: “Kathedraal van Mren”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية مرين”
- French: “cathédrale de Mren”
- French: “Cathédrale de Mren”
- German: “Kathedrale von Mren”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Mren”
- Lombard: “Catedral de Mren”
- Persian: “کلیسای مرن”
- Russian: “Мренский собор”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Mren”
- Turkish: “Mıren Katedrali”
- Turkish: “Mren Katedrali”
- Ukrainian: “Мренський собор”
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