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Surp Giragos Church

The Church of St. Giragos or Surp Giragos Church is a historic Armenian Apostolic church in , . It is the largest Armenian church in the .
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: Armenian Orthodox Church in Diyarbakır
  • Also known as: “Church of St. Giragos”, “Ermeni Surp Gragos Kilisesi”, “St. Giragos”, “St. Giragos Armenian Church”, and “Surp Giragos Kilisesi”
  • Address: Diyarbakır

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sheikh Matar Mosque and Mar Petyun Church.

Mosque
Photo: MikaelF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Sheikh Mutahhar Mosque is a historical in , Turkey, best known for its unique minaret based on four columns, dubbed the Four-legged Minaret.

Church
Photo: MikaelF, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mosque
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 250 metres east of Surp Giragos Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diyarbakır and Yenişehir.

Photo: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the largest city in . It is on the Tigris, one of the greatest rivers of the , and is considered by many to be the capital of the Kurdish people.

Town
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is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 358 km2, and its population is 219,759. It covers the southwestern part of the city of and the adjacent countryside.

Town
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 429 km2, and its population is 406,471. It covers the southwestern part of the city of and the adjacent countryside. is situated 3 km west of Surp Giragos Church.

Surp Giragos Church

Latitude
37.91083° or 37° 54′ 39″ north
Longitude
40.23872° or 40° 14′ 19″ east
Open location code
8H92W66Q+8F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5600193052
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q1532943
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Surp Giragos Church” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديس كيراكوس”
  • Armenian: “Ս. Կիրակոս եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Կիրակոս եկեղեցի”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Giragoskathedraal”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo Surb Giragos”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა გირაგოს სომხური ეკლესია”
  • German: “St.-Giragos-Kathedrale”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Ciriaco”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Ciriaco”
  • Kurdish: “Dêra Sûrp Gîragos a Ermeniyan”
  • Kurdish: “Dêra Sûrp Gîragos ya Ermeniyan”
  • Kurdish: “Dêra Surp Gregos”
  • Kurdish: “دێرا سورپ گرەگۆس،ئا مەد”
  • Persian: “کلیسای گیراگوس مقدس، دیاربکر”
  • Russian: “Сурб Киракос”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Киракоса (Диярбакыр)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Киракоса”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Kyriakos Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “St. Giragos”
  • Turkish: “Surp Giragos Ermeni Kilisesi”
  • Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Կիրակոս (Տիգրանակերտ)”
  • Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Կիրակոս”

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Highlights include Surp Giragos Ermeni Kilisesi and Dört Ayaklı Minare.

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