Gölbelen, Çıldır. Soonlee Goltelen. Urta Kilisesi

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Church of Urta. & Guterevnya Urta, Gölblen - Located in Ardachan Province in Northeast Turkey, in the northeast coast of Lake Chyldir, at an altitude of 2000 meters. The church is located in the center of the village. This is a basil with three rectangular perimeter neopa, which relies on the base with two degrees. This illegal church, dated by specialists of the XI century, turned into a mosque. & Ltr> We did not find historical information about its foundation. When you enter a monument, you notice that the central nuber is wider than two side oils. The oil is separated by two rows of three wide columns. The center of the central neopa was replaced by a wooden structure, and the interior of the monument was renovated to make it suitable for Muslim services. Semicircular arches are relying on the columns, the apcide of the semicircular. Interior decoration is very interesting for the presence of remarkable sculptural capitals typical of other monuments of the region.