The Church of Saint Sarkis, Tekor (also known as the Tekor Basilica) was a 5th century Armenian church

Armenian architecture

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 built in historical Armenia, now in the town of Digor in the Kars Province

Kars Province

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 of Turkey

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, about 16 kilometers west of the Armenian border. Tekor is a three aisled basilica with a dome.

Architectural significance

The Basilica of Saint Sarkis is significant in Armenian architectural historiography 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.

See also

• Yererouk
  Yererouk
  The Yererouk Basilica is a 4th and 5th century early Armenian church in the town of Anipemza in the Shirak Province of Armenia, only 8 km southeast of the ancient Armenian capital of Ani....
  
  , a contemporaneous 4th-5th century Armenian basilica about 18 kilometers northwest in Armenia