Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery

The Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery, today known in Turkish as Kızlar Monastery, is a former female monastery built during the Empire of Trebizond. It lies at the foot of Boztepe mountain overlooking the city of .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: near Trabzon
  • Also known as: “Kızlar Manastırı” and “Kızlar Monastery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trabzon Museum and Yeni Cuma Mosque.

Museum
The , also known as Kostaki Mansion, is a historic house museum with archeological and ethnographic exhibitions located in , . is situated 750 metres north of Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery.

Mosque
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The New Juma Mosque is a mosque in , . It was built during Byzantine times as the Hagios Eugenios Church, dedicated to Saint Eugenius, the patron saint of the city. is situated 640 metres northwest of Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery.

Mosque
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The Fatih Mosque is a in district of , Turkey. It was originally built in Byzantine times as the Panagia Chrysokephalos Church, serving as both the catholicon for the see of Trebizond, and a church for a monastery. is situated 1 km northwest of Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trabzon and Çukurçayır.

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is the largest city in the region of Turkey, with a population of 323,000 in 2023, and another 500,000 in the outlying towns.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 33,438. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 23,314. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. is situated 6 km east of Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery.

Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery

Latitude
40.99854° or 40° 59′ 55″ north
Longitude
39.72896° or 39° 43′ 44″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q6454774
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kızlar Monastery”
  • French: “monastère de la Panagia Theoskepastos”
  • French: “Monastère de la Panagia Theoskepastos”
  • Georgian: “თეოსკეპასტოსის მონასტერი”
  • German: “Kloster Kizlar”
  • Greek: “Παναγία Θεοσκέπαστος”
  • Hungarian: “Kızlar Manastırı”
  • Hungarian: “Panagia Theoszkepasztosz kolostor”
  • Hungarian: “Παναγία Θεοσκέπαστος”
  • Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Kızlar”
  • Russian: “Кызлар”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Кызлар”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Kızlar”
  • Turkish: “Kızlar Manastırı”
  • Turkish: “Panagia Theokephastros”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Boztepe Viewing Platform and Promenade and Radisson Blu Hotel Trabzon.

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