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The Church of Saint Sarkis in Tekor, also known as the Tekor Basilica () was a 5th-century Armenian church built in historical Armenia. It was located facing the town of Digor in the
The Basilica of Saint Sarkis is significant in Armenian architectural history because its stone dome was among the earliest to be constructed in Armenia. Until its destruction, Tekor was the oldest extant domed church in Armenia.
File:Tekor Alishan 1881.jpg, Picture of Tekor Basilica in 1881
File:Texier Tekor 1842 front view.jpg, front view
File:Texier Tekor 1842 side view.jpg, side view
File:Tekor church before 1912.jpg, Photo by Aram Vruyr before the 1912 earthquake
File:Tekor before 1912.jpg, from the northwest before the 1912 earthquake
File:Tekor after 1912 earthquake.jpg, from the southwest after the 1912 earthquake
File:Tekor.jpg, Tekor Basilica before earthquake in 1912
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Kars Province
Kars Province (; Azerbaijani: Qars Rayonu; ; ) is a province of Turkey, located in the northeastern part of the country. It shares part of its closed border with Armenia. Its area is 10,193 km2, and its population is 274,829 (2022). The pr ...
of Turkey
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, 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. Now only the lower parts of the rubble and concrete core of the walls remain, the facing stone apparently removed to build the town hall (now itself demolished) in the 1960s. The inscription dating the building to the 480s was the oldest known writing in the Armenian language
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Architectural significance
The Basilica of Saint Sarkis is significant in Armenian architectural history because its stone dome was among the earliest to be constructed in Armenia. Until its destruction, Tekor was the oldest extant domed church in Armenia.
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See also
* Yererouk, a contemporaneous 4th-5th century Armenian basilica about 18 kilometres northwest of Digor, in Armenia.References
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*Տեկորի տաճարը
Թորոս Թօրամանեան, Թիֆլիս, 1911։ {{Armenian Churches Destroyed Armenian churches in Turkey Oriental Orthodox congregations established in the 5th century