Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross

Armenian Cathedral on Akdamar Island in Turkey
Place monastery Q1281985
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Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross

Summary

Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross is a monastery[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (209 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's religion is recorded as Armenian Apostolic Church[3].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross is located in Gevaş district[4].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross is in the country of Turkey[5].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's instance of is recorded as monastery[6].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's instance of is recorded as cathedral[7].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's architect is recorded as Q13053963[8].
  • True Cross is named after Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross[9].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's architectural style is recorded as Armenian architecture[10].
  • The location of Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross was Lake Van[11].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's Commons category is recorded as Akdamar Church[12].
  • 915 marks the founding of Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross[13].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.341667, 'lon': 43.035278}[14].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Akdamar Island[15].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Eastern Anatolia Region[16].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's diocese is recorded as Catholicosate of Aghtamar[17].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[18].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of Place Names in Armenia and Adjacent Areas[19].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site[20].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (i)[21].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ii)[22].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)[23].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iv)[24].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (vi)[25].
  • Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's state of conservation is recorded as preserved[26].

Body

Geography

Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross is in the country of Turkey[5]. It is located in Gevaş district[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include monastery[6] and cathedral[7]. Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site[20]. Its religion is recorded as Armenian Apostolic Church[3].

History and Context

915 marks the founding of Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross[13]. True Cross is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross ranks in the top 4% of monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (209 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Tentative World Heritage Site. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Tentative World Heritage Site. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Tentative World Heritage Site. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Tentative World Heritage Site. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Tentative World Heritage Site. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Tentative World Heritage Site. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Tentative World Heritage Site. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Tentative World Heritage Site. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Tentative World Heritage Site. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Tentative World Heritage Site. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/armenska-katedrala-svateho-kriza/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; "
  2. 13w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code Entity["Building", "ArmenianCathedralOfTheHolyCross::6khwb"]
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "ArmenianCathedralOfTheHolyCross::6khwb"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
  3. 13w ago · Jarkn · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location Lake Van
    Diocese Catholicosate of Aghtamar
    Architect Q13053963
    World heritage criteria (i), (ii), (iii) +2
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/armenska-katedrala-svateho-kriza/, Add Slovak descriptive resource (P973)"
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