The Church of Mijin Ankuzik (Orta Anzyr) was an Armenian ruinous church located in the abandoned Mijin Ankuzik (Orta Anzyr) village (Julfa District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1] It was located in the western part of the abandoned village.[1][2]
| Church of Mijin Ankuzik | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Orta Anazyr |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| History | |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Architecture | |
| Demolished | 1997–2009 |
History
editThe church was renovated in the 17th century.[2] It was already in ruins when historian Argam Ayvazyan surveyed it during his fieldwork in Nakhchivan.[1][2][3] The ruins of the church were still extant in the late Soviet period; however, the ruins were razed to ground at some point between 1997 and November 11, 2009, as documented by the Caucasus Heritage Watch.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d 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. 218–219. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
- ^ a b c Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, p. 80.
- ^ Ayvazyan, Argam. The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, p. 72.