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Holy Trinity Church (Aleppo)
The Holy Trinity Church ( hy, Սուրբ Երրորդութիւն Եկեղեցի, ''Sourp Yerrortutyun''; ar, كنيسة الثالوث الأقدس), also called Zvartnots, is an Armenian Catholic Church, Armenian Catholic church in al-Midan district of Aleppo, Syria. Overview The consecration of the church took place in 1965, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Armenian genocide and was renovated in 1990. Its structure resembles the one of Zvartnots Cathedral, Zvartnots in Armenia. The architect of the church is Pascal Paboudjian. The ''Zvartnots'' primary school known in Arabic as ''al-Farah School'' () located within the church complex, belongs to the Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo, operating from kindergarten to 9th grade. See also *Armenians in Syria *List of churches in Aleppo References Churches in Aleppo, Trinity Roman Catholic churches completed in 1965 Armenian Catholic churches in Syria 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings {{Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleppo
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Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It is a unitary republic that consists of 14 governorates (subdivisions), and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. Cyprus lies to the west across the Mediterranean Sea. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including the majority Syrian Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, Assyrians, Armenians, Circassians, Albanians, and Greeks. Religious groups include Muslims, Christians, Alawites, Druze, and Yazidis. The capital and largest city of Syria is Damascus. Arabs are the largest ethnic group, and Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
