Cathedral of Kars
Armenian cathedral converted into a mosque in Kars, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Cathedral of Kars, also known as the Holy Apostles Church (Armenian: Կարսի Սուրբ Առաքելոց եկեղեցի, Karsi Surb Arakelots' yekeghets'i; Turkish: Aziz Havariler Kilisesi[11] or "Church of the Twelve Apostles" 12 Havariler Kilisesi)[1][9][13] is a former Armenian Apostolic church in Kars, eastern Turkey. Built in the mid-10th century by the Armenian Bagratid King Abas I (r. 928–953), it was converted into a mosque in 1579. In the 19th and early 20th century it was converted into a Russian Orthodox and later Armenian cathedral. In 1993 it was again converted into a mosque and is called Kümbet Mosque[3] (Turkish: Kümbet Camii, literally "domed mosque").[14] It currently comprises part of a larger Islamic complex that includes the Evliya Mosque, the biggest mosque in Kars.[15]
Kars Cathedral | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Rite | Armenian Apostolic cathedral (until 1065) Mosque (1579–1877) Russian Orthodox cathedral (1877–1918) Mosque (1918–19) Armenian Apostolic church (1919–20) Kars Museum (1964–78)[1] Mosque (1993–present)[1][2] |
Location | |
Location | Kars, Turkey |
Geographic coordinates | 40°36′40.7″N 43°05′29.2″E |
Architecture | |
Type | Cathedral |
Style | Armenian |
Founder | Abas I of Armenia |
Groundbreaking | 930[5] or 931–2[8] |
Completed | 937,[10] 943,[12] or 967[7] |