Church of the Holy Apostles

Local nameKümbet Camii
LocationKaleiçi, Kars, Türkiye

The Cathedral of Kars, also known as the Holy Apostles Church is a former Armenian Apostolic church in Kars, eastern Turkey. Built in the mid-10th century by the Armenian Bagratid King Abas I, 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. It currently comprises part of a larger Islamic complex that includes the Evliya Mosque, the biggest mosque in Kars.

Tags MuslimSunniPlace of WorshipMosque
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Kars

Address 3 Şehit Öğretmen Vedat İnan Sokak, Kars 36000, Turkey

Coordinates 40°36'40.759" N 43°5'29.424" E

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