Cathedral of the Holy Cross

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Aghtamar Island, in in eastern , is a medieval Armenian Apostolic cathedral, built as a palatine church for the kings of Vaspurakan and later serving as the seat of the Catholicosate of Aghtamar.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • 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”, and “Surb Khach”
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Akdamar Island.

Islet
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, also known as Aghtamar or Akhtamar, is the second largest of the four main islands in , in eastern . About 0.7 km2 in size, it is situated approximately 3 km from the shoreline.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gevaş.

Town
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is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 1,544 km2, and its population is 26,918. In the last elections of March 2019, Murat Sezer from the Justice and Development Party was elected Mayor. is situated 8 km southeast of Cathedral of the Holy Cross.

Cathedral of the Holy Cross

Latitude
38.34033° or 38° 20′ 25″ north
Longitude
43.03699° or 43° 2′ 13″ east
Elevation
1,634 metres (5,361 feet)
Open location code
8HC582RP+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 191563484
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Geo­Names ID
13607775
Wiki­data ID
Q1281985
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Cathedral of the Holy Cross” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Աղթամարի Սուրբ Խաչ եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Խաչ եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ağdamar kilsəsi”
  • Catalan: “Santa Creu d’Aghtamar”
  • Chinese: “阿克达玛圣十字主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “阿克達瑪聖十字主教座堂”
  • Czech: “Ahtamar Kilisesi”
  • Czech: “Akdamar Church”
  • Czech: “kostel svatého Kříže”
  • Dutch: “Kerk van het Heilige Kruis”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه الصليب المقدس الارمنيه”
  • Esperanto: “Armena katedralo de la Sankta Kruco”
  • French: “Cathédrale Sainte-Croix d’Aghtamar”
  • French: “Monastère Sainte-Croix”
  • French: “Sainte-Croix d’Aghtamar”
  • Georgian: “ახთამარის წმინდა ჯვრის ეკლესია”
  • German: “Kirche zum Heiligen Kreuz”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Salib Suci, Aghtamar”
  • Japanese: “聖十字大聖堂 (アグタマル)”
  • Kurdish: “Dêra Axtamarê”
  • Persian: “کلیسای صلیب مقدس”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral Armênia da Santa Cruz”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral da Vera Cruz”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala armeană a Sfintei Cruci”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Sfintei Cruci, Akdamar”
  • Russian: “Сурб Хач (Ахтамар)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Креста”
  • Serbian: “Црква Светог Крста”
  • Spanish: “Catedral armenia de la Santa Cruz”
  • Spanish: “Catedral Armenia de la Santa Cruz”
  • Turkish: “Ahtamar Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Akdamar Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Kutsal Haç Katedrali”
  • Turkish: “Surp Haç Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Хреста”
  • Western Armenian: “Աղթամարայ Սուրբ Խաչի տաճար”
  • Western Armenian: “Աղթամարի Սուրբ Խաչ եկեղեցի”
  • Western Frisian: “Tsjerke fan it Hillich Krús (Akdamar)”
  • Western Frisian: “Tsjerke fan it Hillich Krús”

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