About Khtzkonk Monastery
Khtzkonk Monastery (Armenian: Խծկոնք, also transcribed as Khtskonk and Xc'konk'; Turkish: Beşkilise) was a monastic ensemble of five Armenian churches built between the seventh and thirteenth centuries in what was then the Armenian Bagratid kingdom. The site is located near the town of Digor, the administrative capital of the Digor District of the Kars Province in Turkey, about 19 kilometres west of the border with Armenia, in a gorge formed by the Digor River.
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Location and Access
Khtzkonk Monastery is located in Kars. Coordinates are 40.38056, 43.37639. You can get directions from the map below. You can request a licensed local guide for Kars.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Quick Facts
- Province Kars
- Category Religious Sites
- Period 601
- Coordinates 40.38056, 43.37639
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