Church of Saint John
Church of Saint John is a church in Kars, Turkey. Church of Saint John is situated nearby to the monastery Horomos, as well as near the ruins Chapel of Khatun of Ani.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Also known as: “Aziz John Kilisesi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Horomos and St. Gregory the Illuminator.
Horomos
Monastery
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Horomos, also known as Horomosivank, Ghoshavank, Hochavank or Khosha Vank, is an abandoned and ruined medieval Armenian monastic complex about 15 kilometers northeast of the ruins of Ani—the capital of Bagratid Armenia—) in present-day eastern Turkey.
St. Gregory the Illuminator
Church
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Gregory the Illuminator is a church, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Church of Saint John.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haykadzor and Norshen.
Haykadzor
Village
Photo: Narek75, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Haykadzor is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia near the Armenia–Turkey border… Haykadzor is situated 3 km east of Church of Saint John.
Norshen
Village
Norshen is a village in the Ani Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Norshen is situated 3 km southwest of Church of Saint John.
Ani
Village
Photo: Jaba1977, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ani is a village, which is situated 5 km west of Church of Saint John.
Church of Saint John
- Categories: ruins, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kars, Kars Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.51996° or 40° 31′ 12″ northLongitude
43.62925° or 43° 37′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8HG5GJ9H+XMOpenStreetMap ID
way 103360287OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolic
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