Middle East
Turkey
Kars Province

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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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: Armenian Cathedral converted into a Mosque in Kars, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Cathedral of Kars”
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kars Castle and Mazlum Ağa Baths.

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 260 metres northwest of Church of the Holy Apostles.

Bathhouse
Photo: Rəcəb Yaxşı, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a bathhouse, which is situated 230 metres southwest of Church of the Holy Apostles.

Bathhouse
Photo: Rəcəb Yaxşı, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a bathhouse, which is situated 260 metres west of Church of the Holy Apostles.

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.

Church of the Holy Apostles

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.
  • Armenian: “Կարսի Սուրբ Առաքելոց եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Առաքելոց եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qars kafedralı”
  • Chinese: “卡爾斯軍部附屬大教堂”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Kars”
  • Dutch: “Kerk van de Heilige Apostelen”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية كارس”
  • Esperanto: “Armena katedralo de Kars”
  • French: “cathédrale de Kars”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Kars”
  • Georgian: “ყარსის საკათედრო ტაძარი”
  • German: “Heilige-Apostel-Kirche”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Kars”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός του Καρς”
  • Japanese: “カルスの大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “カルス大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “聖使徒聖堂 (カルス)”
  • Persian: “کلیسای حواریون مقدس (قارص)”
  • Persian: “کلیسای حواریون مقدس”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Apostołów”
  • Russian: “Церковь Апостолов (Мечеть Кумбет)”
  • Russian: “Церковь святых апостолов”
  • Russian: “церковь Сурб Аракелоц”
  • Serbian: “Катедрала у Карсу”
  • Serbian: “Црква Светих апостола у Карсу”
  • Turkish: “Havariler Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Kümbet Cami”
  • Turkish: “Kümbet Camii”
  • Turkish: “Kümbet Camisi”
  • Uzbek: “Kümbet Camii”

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