Saint George church

Saint George church is a church in Kars, Turkey. Saint George church is situated nearby to the monastery Հոռոմոս, as well as near the military installation Mayınlı Bölge.

Type: Church
Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
Also known as: “Aziz George Katedrali”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Horomos and Surb Grigor Lusavorich Church.

Horomos

Monastery

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Horomos, also known as Horomosivank, Ghoshavank, Hochavank or Khosha Vank, is a medieval Armenian monastic complex about 15 kilometers northeast of the ruins of Ani—the capital of Bagratid Armenia—) in present-day eastern Turkey which got abandoned and ruined due to the Armenian Genocide in 1915. Horomos is situated 370 metres south of Saint George church.

Surb Grigor Lusavorich Church

Church

Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Surb Grigor Lusavorich Church is situated 2 km northeast of Saint George church.

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 2½ km east of Saint George church.