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Armenian church in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan
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Church in Kültəpə, Azerbaijan
St. Hripsime Church
Սուրբ Հռիփսիմե եկեղեցի
LocationKültəpə
CountryAzerbaijan
DenominationArmenian Apostolic Church
History
Statusdestroyed
Founded17th century
Architecture
Demolished1997–2009

St. Hripsime Church was an Armenian church located in the village of Kultepe (Babek District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. It was located in the center of the village.

History

The church was founded in the 17th century and was renovated in the 19th century.

Architecture

St. Hripsime was a four-aisled, three-naved basilica church with semicircular apse, vestries on either side, and an entryway in the north. There were Armenian inscriptions on the interior and sculptures around the entrance.

Destruction

The church was still extant in the 1980s and was destroyed at some point between 1997 and October 24, 2009, as documented by Caucasus Heritage Watch.

References

  1. ^ 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. 334–337. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
  2. ^ Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, p. 116.
  3. ^ Ayvazian, Argam. The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, pp. 95–96.

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