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Surp Giragos Armenian Church in Diyarbakır
Photo: Dosseman / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized

Culture · Diyarbakır · Sur

Surp Giragos Armenian Church

Surp Giragos Ermeni Kilisesi

One of the largest Armenian churches in the region, in the old city of Diyarbakır, restored in 2011.

  • Hours not verified Check on site before you go
  • Visit ~20–30 min
  • Museum Pass

Directions See it on the Diyarbakır map

Build a day-by-day plan with closing-day warnings and ticket totals.

What to see

The church, with seven altars, was rebuilt in the nineteenth century and restored by the Armenian community and the city after decades of ruin. Parts of the old city around it were damaged during the clashes of 2015–16.

Twenty to thirty minutes.

Whether and when it can be visited has changed in recent years; no primary source with opening rules was found.

Getting there

In the Sur district, a short walk from Gazi Caddesi.

Transport lines are general directions, not checked against the operator's timetable.

Open in OpenStreetMap See it on the Diyarbakır map

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Eat & drink nearby

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Where to stay nearby

Sur (old Diyarbakır) has 20 places to stay licensed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Ministry list, counted on ilçemde on 30 Sep 2026).

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Pharmacies on duty tonight in Sur ↗ The list changes every day; on-duty pharmacies stay open when the others are closed.

About this page

Location: OpenStreetMap — Surp Giragos Kilisesi (node/5600193052; Nominatim, 01.10.2026). Ticket, hours and closing days: only from the operator's own pages; anything we could not confirm there is marked “Not verified”. Last checked 30 Sep 2026.