St. Targmanchats Monastery (Nurgut)

St. Targmanchats Monastery was an Armenian monastery located in Nürgüt village (Ordubad district) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1] It was located in the central part of the village.[1]

St. Targmanchats Monastery
Սուրբ Թարգմանչաց վանք
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LocationNürgüt
CountryAzerbaijan
DenominationArmenian Apostolic Church
History
StatusDestroyed
Founded1662
Architecture
Demolished1997–2006

History

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The monastery was founded in 1662.[2][3][4]

Architectural characteristics

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The church of the monastery was a basilica with a nave, two aisles, an apse and two vestries.[2][3]

Destruction

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The church was still standing in the 1980s and was destroyed at some point by June 15, 2006, as documented by 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. 140–143. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b Ayvazyan, Argam. The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, pp. 45–46.
  3. ^ a b Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, p. 51.
  4. ^ Research on Armenian Architecture, Nakhijevan: Atlas. Yerevan: Tigran Metz Publishing House, 2012.