Fethiye Mosque, Kars

Fethiye Mosque, Kars is a mosque in , . Fethiye Mosque, Kars is situated nearby to the stadium , as well as near the mosque .
Photo: Rəcəb Yaxşı, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Rəcəb Yaxşı, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: mosque in Kars, northeastern Turkey
  • Also known as: “Alexander Nevsky Church of Kars” and “Fethiye Cami”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kars railway station and Church of the Holy Apostles.

Railway station
Photo: Ex13, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kars station is a railway station, serving the eastern city of . It is one of the easternmost stations on the Trans-Anatolian railway. The Eastern Express services Kars once a day to . is situated 760 metres northeast of Fethiye Mosque, Kars.

Mosque
Photo: Herbert Frank, CC BY 2.0.
The Cathedral of Kars, also known as the Holy Apostles Church is a former Armenian Apostolic church in , eastern . Built in the mid-10th century by the Armenian Bagratid King Abas I, it was converted into a mosque in 1579. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Fethiye Mosque, Kars.

Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Castle of Kars is a former fortification located in , . It is also known under the name İç Kale. It was first built during the rule of the Bagratid dynasty and then rebuilt in 1153 by Firuz Akay Commissioned by Sultan Melik Izzeddin Saltuk II. is situated 1½ km northwest of Fethiye Mosque, Kars.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kars.

Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in with a population of 91,500 in 2022. The main reason to visit is the Armenian ruined city of Ani, and town itself has several attractions.

Fethiye Mosque, Kars

Latitude
40.601° or 40° 36′ 4″ north
Longitude
43.09931° or 43° 5′ 58″ east
Open location code
8HG5J32X+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 547018532
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q56244780
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Fethiye Mosque, Kars” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Fəthiyə məscidi (Qars)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Fəthiyə məscidi”
  • Russian: “Церковь Александра Невского”
  • Turkish: “Alexander Nevsky Katedrali”
  • Turkish: “Fethiye Camii, Kars”
  • Turkish: “Fethiye Camii”
  • Turkish: “Kazak Kilisesi”

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