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  • Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Aghtamar

  • Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Aghtamar

    Cathedral of the Holy Cross is a medieval Armenian Apostolic cathedral located on Akdamar (Aghtamar) Island, in Lake Van in eastern Turkey. It built in the 10th century AD as a palatine church for the kings of Vaspurakan and later serving as the seat of the Catholicosate of Aghtamar.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Akdamar Church.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Aghtamar
    by loiez Deniel, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 1661 m

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    Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Aghtamar

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2015

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    Churches and Monasteries

    Location

    Turkey

    Van

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    10th Century AD

    Armenian

    Armenian

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    Armenian & Christian Monuments

     

     

     

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