Cathedral of the Holy Cross
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Aghtamar Island, in Lake Van in eastern Turkey, is a medieval Armenian Apostolic cathedral, built in 921 as a palatine church for the kings of Vaspurakan and later serving as the seat of the Catholicosate of Aghtamar.
- Armenian Apostolic church
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,630 metres (5,360 feet)
- Description: Armenian Cathedral on Akdamar Island in Turkey
- Also known as“Akdamar Church”“Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross”“Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Aghtamar”“Surb Khach”
Places of Interest Nearby
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gevaş.
Gevaş
Gevaş is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey.
8 km southeast of Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
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Latitude
38.34033° or 38° 20′ 25″ north
Longitude
43.03699° or 43° 2′ 13″ east
Open location code
8HC582RP+4Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building = church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = armenian_apostolic
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Cathedral of the Holy Cross” goes by many names.
Աղթամարի Սուրբ Խաչ եկեղեցիArmenian
Սուրբ Խաչ եկեղեցիArmenian
Ağdamar kilsəsiAzerbaijani
Santa Creu d’AghtamarCatalan
阿克达玛圣十字主教座堂Chinese
阿克達瑪聖十字主教座堂Chinese
Ahtamar KilisesiCzech
Akdamar ChurchCzech
kostel svatého KřížeCzech
Kerk van het Heilige KruisDutch
كاتدرائيه الصليب المقدس الارمنيهEgyptian Arabic
Armena katedralo de la Sankta KrucoEsperanto
ახთამარის წმინდა ჯვრის ეკლესიაGeorgian
पवित्र क्रूस कैथेड्रलHindi
Szent Kereszt-székesegyházHungarian
Szent Kereszt-székesegyház (Akdamar-sziget)Hungarian
Katedral Salib Suci, AghtamarIndonesian
聖十字大聖堂 (アグタマル)Japanese
Dêra AxtamarêKurdish
کلیسای صلیب مقدسPersian
Catedrala armeană a Sfintei CruciRomanian
Catedrala Sfintei Cruci, AkdamarRomanian
Сурб Хач (Ахтамар)Russian
Церковь Святого КрестаRussian
Црква Светог КрстаSerbian
Ahtamar KilisesiTurkish
Akdamar KilisesiTurkish
Kutsal Haç KatedraliTurkish
Surp Haç KilisesiTurkish
Церква Святого ХрестаUkrainian
Աղթամարայ Սուրբ Խաչի տաճարWestern Armenian
Աղթամարի Սուրբ Խաչ եկեղեցիWestern Armenian
Tsjerke fan it Hillich KrúsWestern Frisian
Tsjerke fan it Hillich Krús (Akdamar)Western Frisian
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