Cathedral of Kars

The Holy Apostles Church ( ; also known as the Cathedral of Kars ) is a 10th century Armenian church built in what was then Bagratid Armenia , and that is now Kars , Turkey . It was completed in the mid-940s under the rule of the Bagratid Armenian King Abas. In 1579 the Ottoman Turks converted the church into a mosque. After Russian control of Kars, it was converted to a Russian Orthodox church. In 1918, after the fall of Kars to Turks, the cathedral was again turned into a mosque. In 1919, following the retreat of Turks and during the first republic of Armenia , the cathedral functioned as an Armenian church. In 1920, it was again converted to mosque after Turkish control of the area.

The Cathedral of Kars , also known as the Holy Apostles Church ( ; or Aziz Havariler Kilisesi ) is a former Armenian 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 ( , literally "domed mosque"). It is part of the larger Evliya Mosque, the biggest mosque in Kars. Ermenistan resmi heyeti, Van'dan önce geldikleri Kars'ta eski ismi "12 Havariler Kilisesi" olan Kümbet Camii... "Կարսի Առաքելոց եկեղեցին պատմության ընթացքում չորս անգամ վերածվել է մզկիթի. թուրք պաշտոնյա" (in Armenian). Armenpress . 19 January 2013. Թուրքերն այժմ այն կոչում են «Գմբեթավոր մզկիթ»: Sarıaslan, Kübra Zeynep (September 2010). Evliya Mosque is the biggest mosque in Kars, with the largest community. The mosque was newly constructed and it is located at the center of a huge religious complex that includes the Armenian Church, which was converted to a mosque in 2007.

Armenian Cathedral converted into a Mosque in Kars, Turkey The Cathedral of Kars , also known as the Holy Apostles Church ( , Karsi Surb Arakelots' yekeghets'i ; or "Church of the Twelve Apostles" 12 Havariler Kilisesi ) 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 ( , literally "domed mosque"). It currently comprises part of a larger Islamic complex that includes the Evliya Mosque, the biggest mosque in Kars. Ermenistan resmi heyeti, Van'dan önce geldikleri Kars'ta eski ismi "12 Havariler Kilisesi" olan Kümbet Camii... "Կարսի Առաքելոց եկեղեցին պատմության ընթացքում չորս անգամ վերածվել է մզկիթի. թուրք պաշտոնյա" (in Armenian). Armenpress . 19 January 2013. Թուրքերն այժմ այն կոչում են «Գմբեթավոր մզկիթ»: Sarıaslan, Kübra Zeynep (September 2010). Evliya Mosque is the biggest mosque in Kars, with the largest community. The mosque was newly constructed and it is located at the center of a huge religious complex that includes the Armenian Church, which was converted to a mosque in 2007.

Armenian cathedral converted into a mosque in Kars, Turkey The Cathedral of Kars , also known as the Holy Apostles Church ( , Karsi Surb Arakelots' yekeghets'i ; or "Church of the Twelve Apostles" 12 Havariler Kilisesi ) 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 ( , literally "domed mosque"). It currently comprises part of a larger Islamic complex that includes the Evliya Mosque, the biggest mosque in Kars. Ermenistan resmi heyeti, Van'dan önce geldikleri Kars'ta eski ismi "12 Havariler Kilisesi" olan Kümbet Camii... "Կարսի Առաքելոց եկեղեցին պատմության ընթացքում չորս անգամ վերածվել է մզկիթի. թուրք պաշտոնյա" (in Armenian). Evliya Mosque is the biggest mosque in Kars, with the largest community. The mosque was newly constructed and it is located at the center of a huge religious complex that includes the Armenian Church, which was converted to a mosque in 2007.