St. Gevorg Church (Disar)

St. Gevorg Church was an Armenian church located on high ground in the center of Bashkand (Disar) village of (Ordubad district) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1]

St. Gevorg Church
Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի
LocationBaşkənd, Nakhchivan
CountryAzerbaijan
DenominationArmenian Apostolic Church
History
Founded17th century
Architecture
Demolished1997–2000

History

The masonry suggests that it was constructed in the 17th century, possibly in the location of an earlier structure. The church is first mentioned in 1820s and an Armenian inscription in a stone of the bema indicates renovation in 1900.[1][2][3][4]

Architectural characteristics

St. Gevorg was single-nave church, with its hall, apse, vestries, and entry on the western facade. Armenian inscriptions were placed in the interior and on the eastern facade.[1][2][3]

Destruction

The church was still standing in the 1980s and it was destroyed by February 3, 2000, as documented by investigation of the Caucasus Heritage Watch.[5]

References
  1. Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, p. 44.
  2. Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevan: Patkerazard bnashkharhik hanragitak․ Yerevan: Hushardzan, Gitutyun․ 1995, p. 74.
  3. Ayvazyan, Argam. The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University, 1990, p. 53.
  4. Research on Armenian Architecture. Nakhijevan: Atlas. Yerevan: Tigran Metz Publishing House, 2012.
  5. 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. 108–110. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.

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