Mosque· Kars merkez, Kars

Divin Kapısı Kaya Mescidi

Divin Kapısı Kaya Mescidi is a mosque in Kars merkez, Kars; Located at the Ani ruins beside the Arpaçay, between the Ani Bridge and the Ani Cathedral, just below the Menüçehr Bath, this cave was first used as a chapel and was then converted into a masjid when the city was conquered by Muslims.

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Located at the Ani ruins beside the Arpaçay, between the Ani Bridge and the Ani Cathedral, just below the Menüçehr Bath, this cave was first used as a chapel and was then converted into a masjid when the city was conquered by Muslims. The masjid is thought to be the first rock-cut masjid built by Turks in Anatolia.

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