St. Astvatsatsin Church (Anaqut)

St. Astvatsatsin Church was an Armenian church located in Anaqut (Tanakert) village (Ordubad district) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1] The church was located in the northeastern district of the village.[1][2]

St. Astvatsatsin Church
Տանակերտի Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի
LocationAnaqut
CountryAzerbaijan
DenominationArmenian Apostolic Church
History
StatusDestroyed
Architecture
StyleDomed basilica
Demolished1997–2000

History

The church was restored in the 17th century as well as in the 19th century.[2][3]

Architectural design

St. Astvatsatsin Church was a domed basilica. The basilica consisted of a hall, a four-sided apse, and two-storied vestries. The interior walls showed traces of multiple layers of painting.[2][3]

Destruction

The church was still standing in the 1980s.[1] However, it was destroyed at some point between 1997 and February 2000 and its traces had been completely erased by June 28, 2009, as documented by forensic investigation of the Caucasus Heritage Watch.[1]

References
  1. Khatchadourian, Lori; Smith, Adam T.; Ghulyan, Husik; Lindsay, Ian (2022). Silent Erasure: A Satellite Investigation of the Destruction of Armenian Heritage in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Ithaca NY. pp. 100–103. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
  2. Ayvazyan, Argam. The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, p. 51.
  3. Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, p. 43.

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