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The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

Discover a curated guide to significant sacred places, pilgrimage traditions, architecture, documented history and practical visitor information across cultures and faith traditions.

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Sacred Places

Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.

Surp Giragos Armenian Church

Fatihpaşa, Diyarbakır, Sur, Türkiye Christianity

A major Armenian Apostolic church in Diyarbakır’s historic Sur district, repeatedly restored after periods of damage.

St. Cyriacus (Surp Giragos)

Diyarbakır Grand Mosque

Cami Kebir, Diyarbakır, Sur, Türkiye Islam

A major historic mosque in Diyarbakır, formed from an earlier church site and repeatedly rebuilt by later dynasties.