Surp Hreshdagabet Church

Surp Hreshdagabet Church is a church in Historical Peninsula, Istanbul. Surp Hreshdagabet Church is situated nearby to the building Çavuşbaşı Hamamı, Balat, as well as near the synagogue Balat Yanbol Sinagogu.

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Type: Church
Description: church building in Ayvansaray, Turkey
Also known as: “Balat Surp Hireşdagabet Ermeni Kilisesi”
Address: İstanbul

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Horn and Ahrida Synagogue.

Golden Horn

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The Golden Horn is the district of Istanbul surrounding the banks of the body of water of the same name, which is a bay of the Bosphorus along its western, European coast.

Ahrida Synagogue

Synagogue

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The Ahrida Synagogue, or Ohrid Synagogue, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Ayvansaray Mahallesi, in Balat, a once-thriving Jewish quarter of the city, in Fatih, in the Istanbul Province of Turkey. Ahrida Synagogue is situated 110 metres south of Surp Hreshdagabet Church.

Walls of Blachernai

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The walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople since its founding as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great. Walls of Blachernai is situated 530 metres northwest of Surp Hreshdagabet Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fener and Hasköy.

Fener

Quarter

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Fener, also spelled Phanar, is a quarter midway up the Golden Horn in the district of Fatih in Istanbul, Turkey. The Turkish name is derived from the Greek word "phanarion", meaning lantern, streetlight or lamppost; the neighborhood was so called because of a column topped with a lantern which stood here in the Byzantine period and was used as a street light or lighthouse.

Hasköy

Quarter

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Hasköy is a trading and residential district on the northern bank of the Golden Horn in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey. It includes the neighbourhoods of Keçeci Piri, Piri Paşa, and Halıcıoğlu, and parts of Camiikebir and Sütlüce.