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Tekor Cathedral

Located in Digor İlçesi, Kars Province Coordinates: 40°22′17″ N 43°24′53″ E

Tekor Cathedral
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Nearest town
Digor
0.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Elevation
1,672 m
above sea level
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport33 km
LWN Shirak International Airport56 km

About Tekor Cathedral

Tekor Cathedral is a historic site. Location: Digor İlçesi, Kars Province.

From Wikipedia

The Church of Saint Sarkis (Sargis) in Tekor, also known as the Tekor Basilica (Armenian: Տեկորի տաճար) was a late 5th century Armenian church built in historical Armenia. It was located facing the town of Digor in the Kars Province of Turkey, about 16 kilometers west of the Armenian border. Tekor was a three aisled basilica with a dome. It was severely damaged by earthquakes in 1912 and 1936, and later damaged by vandalism.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
5th century
Architectural style
Armenian architecture

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Tekor Cathedral

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -3° · Rain 31 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 355 km south20°
  • Silopi · 357 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
May (84 mm)
Driest month
January (21 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Tekor Cathedral
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°4°12°17°22°27°27°24°16°8°1°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-6°1°5°8°12°12°7°2°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)212729528468423428413125

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Tekor Cathedral

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 33 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Shirak International Airport (LWN) (56 km). The nearest large city is Iğdır, 73 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 33 kmnorthwest
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 56 kmnortheast
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 59 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 73 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 80 kmsouthwest
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 187 kmnortheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 189 kmwest
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 189 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Tekor Cathedral

Within 100 km: 58 historic and cultural sites, 229 natural sites, 234 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km70 places

  • Ani Historic site 20 kmNE
  • Çalı Gölü Lake 21 kmNW
  • Yağlıca Dağı Mountain 12 kmSW
  • Tap Tepe Mountain 20 kmNW

25–60 km164 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 31 kmW
  • Papak Gölü Lake 54 kmSW
  • Mustafa Gölü Lake 35 kmN
  • Mişk Gölü Lake 34 kmN

60–100 km287 places

  • Tba Mada Lake 95 kmN
  • Kartsakhi Lake Lake 94 kmN
  • Ufak Adası Island 93 kmN
  • Kaçak Adası Island 93 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Digor City, Digor İlçesi
    0.5 km SW
  • Uzunkaya Village, Digor İlçesi
    1.9 km NE
  • Digor Bucağı Municipality, Kars Province
    0.5 km SW
  • Derinöz Village, Digor İlçesi
    4.8 km W

Sources & licences

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