St. Gevorg Church was an Armenian church located in the village of Gulustan (Julfa District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1] The church was located to the south of the Armenian cemetery in the northwestern part of the village.[1][2]
| St. Gevorg Church | |
|---|---|
Սուրբ Գեվորգ Եկեղեցի | |
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| Location | Gülüstan, Nakhchivan |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| History | |
| Founded | 1851 |
| Architecture | |
| Demolished | 2003–2009 |
History
editThe church was built in 1851, according to an Armenian inscription in the church.[1][2] The church was on the 1988 list of historical and Cultural monuments of the Azerbaijan SSR under inventory No2613.[1]
Architecture
editSt. Gevorg was a single nave structure with a wooden roof, semicircular apse, and entrance on the south facade. There were Armenian inscriptions on the bema and the western facade.[2]
Destruction
editThe foundations of the church were still extant by September 23, 2003.[1] However, by May 28, 2009, the church had been erased, as documented by Caucasus Heritage Watch.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f 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. 310–313. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
- ^ a b c Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, pp. 107–108.