St. Astvatsatsin Church (Darkand)

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

St. Astvatsatsin Church
Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի
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LocationDarkənd
CountryAzerbaijan
DenominationArmenian Apostolic Church
History
StatusDestroyed
Founded17th century
Architecture
StyleBasilica
Demolished2004–2010

History

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The church was built in the 17th century and was renovated in 1895.[2]

Architecture

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The church was a three-naved basilica with a semicircular apse with vestries on either side.[2] The entrance to the church was on the west, and there were inscriptions on the eastern facade.[2] The building of the church had been turned into a village shop during the Soviet times.[3]

Destruction

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The building of the church was still intact in 2004. However, by 2010, the church had been torn down and a new structure, with smaller dimensions, built in its place, according to investigation of the Caucasus Heritage Watch.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. 196–199. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Ayvazyan Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, p. 67.
  3. ^ Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevan: Patkerazard bnashkharhik hanragitak․ Yerevan: Hushardzan, Gitutyun, 1995, p. 74.