Turkey
Van Province
Başkale İlçesi

Monastery of the Holy Cross at Soradir

The Church of the Holy Cross at Soradir is a 6th-century Armenian monastic complex in south-eastern . It is situated in the village of Yanal near the town and district of in .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: former Armenian Church in Yanal, Başkale, Van, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Aghpaga Surp Khatch”, “Church of Etchmiadzin at Soradir”, “Church of the Holy Cross at Soradir”, “Eçmiadzin Kilisesi”, “Meryemana Kilisesi”, “Saint Edchmiadzin at Sorader”, “Soradiri Surp Edchmiadzin”, and “St. Etchmiadzin at Soradir”

Monastery of the Holy Cross at Soradir

Latitude
38.26297° or 38° 15′ 47″ north
Longitude
44.25233° or 44° 15′ 8″ east
Open location code
8HC67772+5W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4837263952
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Wiki­data ID
Q5117901
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Monastery of the Holy Cross at Soradir” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ձորադիրի Սուրբ Էջմիածին վանք”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Էջմիածին եկեղեցի (Ձորադիր)”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Էջմիածին եկեղեցի”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه الصليب المقدس فى سورادير”
  • German: “Heiligkreuzkloster von Soradir”
  • Persian: “کلیسای اچمیادزین مقدس”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Świętego Krzyża”
  • Russian: “Сурб Хач”
  • Russian: “Сурб Эчмиадзин Дзорадир”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Креста (Дзорадир)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Креста в Сорадире”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Креста”
  • Turkish: “Ağpag Surp Khaç Manastırı”
  • Turkish: “Kızıl Kilise”
  • Turkish: “Sorader Surp Eçmiyadzin Manastırı”
  • Turkish: “Yanal Kilisesi”

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