Khtzkonk Monastery
Khtzkonk Monastery (Armenian: Խծկոնք, also transcribed as Khtskonk and Xc'konk'; Turkish: Beşkilise) was a monastic ensemble of five Armenian churches built between the seventh and thirteenth centuries in what was then the Armenian Bagratid kingdom. The site is located near the town of Digor, the administrative capital of the Digor District of the Kars Province in Turkey, about 19 kilometres west of the border with Armenia, in a gorge formed by the Digor River.
| Khtzkonk monastery | |
|---|---|
Khtzkonk in the early 20th century | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Monastery |
| Status | Abandoned after 1920, partially destroyed by Turkish Army in the 1950s |
| Location | |
| Location | Digor District |
Shown within Turkey | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40.380556°N 43.376389°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Armenian |
| Groundbreaking | Seventh century |
| Completed | Thirteenth century |
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