Cathedral of Mren

The Cathedral of Mren is a 7th-century Armenian church in an abandoned medieval town site called Mren. It is located in the Kars region of Turkey, near the border with Armenia, about 1.5 km west of the Akhurian River.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: Armenian church built in the 7th century in Digor, Kars, Turkey

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Argina and Aragats.

Village
is a village in the of . The town was named after the Monastery, which is across the border in . is situated 7 km northeast of Cathedral of Mren.

Town
Photo: Lusnem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aragatsavan is a village in the Aragatsavan Municipality of the of near the Armenia–Turkey border. is situated 9 km north of Cathedral of Mren.

Village
, is a village in the of . It was founded in 1969 in the southwestern part of Armavir Province, at an area was once closed to foreigners. is situated 10 km east of Cathedral of Mren.

Cathedral of Mren

Latitude
40.24221° or 40° 14′ 32″ north
Longitude
43.66304° or 43° 39′ 47″ east
Open location code
8HG56MR7+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 199023579
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Wiki­data ID
Q4305538
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Cathedral of Mren” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Մրենի տաճար”
  • Czech: “Katedrála v Mren”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Mren”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية مرين”
  • French: “cathédrale de Mren”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Mren”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Mren”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Mren”
  • Lombard: “Catedral de Mren”
  • Persian: “کلیسای مرن”
  • Polish: “Katedra Mren”
  • Russian: “Мренский собор”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Mren”
  • Turkish: “Mıren Katedrali”
  • Turkish: “Mren Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Мренський собор”

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