Ancient site· Digor, Kars

Khtzkonk Monastery

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Built601StyleArmenian architecture

Khtzkonk Monastery is a ancient site in Digor, Kars; Khtzkonk Monastery was a monastic ensemble of five Armenian churches built between the seventh and thirteenth centuries in the former Armenian Bagratid kingdom.

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Khtzkonk Monastery was a monastic ensemble of five Armenian churches built between the seventh and thirteenth centuries in the former Armenian Bagratid kingdom. The site lies near the town of Digor in Kars Province, Turkey, about 19 km from the border with Armenia, in a gorge formed by the Digor River.

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