Church of the Holy Apostles

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.
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  • Sunni mosque
  • …is also known as “Cathedral of Kars”
  • Description: Armenian Cathedral converted into a Mosque in Kars, Turkey
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Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Kars Castle and Mazlum Ağa Baths.
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The Castle of Kars is a former fortification located in , .
260 metres northwest of Church of the Holy Apostles
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Bathhouse
is a bathhouse.
230 metres southwest of Church of the Holy Apostles
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Bathhouse
is a bathhouse.
260 metres west of Church of the Holy Apostles

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kars.
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is a city in with a population of 91,500 in 2022.

Church of the Holy Apostles

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Latitude
40.61132° or 40° 36′ 41″ north
Longitude
43.09151° or 43° 5′ 29″ east
Open location code
8HG5J36R+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 547018564
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity = place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building = mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination = sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q4833028

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Church of the Holy Apostles” goes by many names.
Կարսի Սուրբ Առաքելոց եկեղեցիArmenian
Սուրբ Առաքելոց եկեղեցիArmenian
Qars kafedralıAzerbaijani
卡爾斯軍部附屬大教堂Chinese
Kathedraal van KarsDutch
Kerk van de Heilige ApostelenDutch
كاتدرائية كارسEgyptian Arabic
Armena katedralo de KarsEsperanto
Cathédrale de KarsFrench
ყარსის საკათედრო ტაძარიGeorgian
Heilige-Apostel-KircheGerman
Kathedrale von KarsGerman
Καθεδρικός Ναός του ΚαρςGreek
कार्स कैथेड्रलHindi
カルスの大聖堂Japanese
カルス大聖堂Japanese
聖使徒聖堂 (カルス)Japanese
کلیسای حواریون مقدسPersian
کلیسای حواریون مقدس (قارص)Persian
Kościół św. ApostołówPolish
Церковь Апостолов (Мечеть Кумбет)Russian
Церковь святых апостоловRussian
церковь Сурб АракелоцRussian
Катедрала у КарсуSerbian
Црква Светих апостола у КарсуSerbian
Havariler KilisesiTurkish
Kümbet CamiiTurkish
Kümbet CamiiUzbek

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