Tekor Basilica — Early 5th Century Triple Basilica Shirak

Why it mattersKey Early Armenian (Kamsarakan princes, pre-Bagratid, Sassanian period Armenian Christianity) temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 478–480 CE (dedication inscription Armenian 1930 translation trek)

Period

Early Christian (5th c. c.478–480 CE inscription Prince Sahak Kamsarakan)

Culture

Early Armenian (Kamsarakan princes, pre-Bagratid, Sassanian period Armenian Christianity)

Purpose

Earliest standing Armenian triple-nave basilica (33 m × 30 m with 5 naves and dome) with 478 CE Armenian inscription — 5th-c prototype before cathedral

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1975

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. c. 200 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Tekor Basilica — Early 5th Century Triple Basilica Shirak

2. c. 478–480 CE (dedication inscription Armenian 1930 translation trek)

   Initial construction / first occupation at Tekor Basilica — Early 5th Century Triple Basilica Shirak

3. 2005 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Tekor Basilica — Early 5th Century Triple Basilica Shirak

• Tekor Basilica — Early 5th Century Triple Basilica Shirak — Principal Temple

  temple

  temple at Tekor Basilica — Early 5th Century Triple Basilica Shirak — outlier feature

  40.3942° N · 43.4162° E

• Tekor Basilica — Early 5th Century Triple Basilica Shirak — Northern Altar

  altar

  altar at Tekor Basilica — Early 5th Century Triple Basilica Shirak — subsidiary complex

  40.3914° N · 43.4177° E

• Tekor Basilica — Early 5th Century Triple Basilica Shirak — Southern Shrine

  shrine

  shrine at Tekor Basilica — Early 5th Century Triple Basilica Shirak — outlier feature

  40.3946° N · 43.4170° E