St. Hovhannes Church (Jahri)

St. Hovhannes Church of Chahuk
St. Hovhannes Church of Chahuk
Սուրբ Հովհաննես եկեղեցի
Location	Cəhri
Country	Azerbaijan
Denomination	Armenian Apostolic Church
History
Status	Destroyed
Founded	12th or 13th century
Architecture
Demolished	1997–2009

St. Hovhannes Church was an Armenian church located in village of Jahri (Babek District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.^[1] The church was located in the center of the village.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

The church was founded in the 12th or 13th century. It was renovated in the middle of the 17th century, according to the scribe of a Bible copied in 1640 in Jahri. The scribe is now in the Matenadaran manuscript library in Yerevan. The church was again renovated in the 19th century.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Architecture

The church was consisting of an apse and two vestries, and was entered from the south. A tall cupula sat atop the roof, supported by arches and pillars. There were Armenian inscriptions on the southern and western facades.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Destruction

The church was still standing in the late Soviet period. It was destroyed at some point between 1997 and October 24, 2009, as documented by Caucasus Heritage Watch.^[1]

References

^ ^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. 362–365. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani kotvoghayin hushardzannern u patkerakandaknery․ Yerevan: Hayastan. 1987.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ayvazian, Argam. The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, p. 103.
^ ^a ^b Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, p. 133.

External links

Report shows near-total erasure of Armenian heritage sites

[adobe-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. 362–365. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.

[:1-2] Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani kotvoghayin hushardzannern u patkerakandaknery․ Yerevan: Hayastan. 1987.

[:2-3] Ayvazian, Argam. The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, p. 103.

[:3-4] Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, p. 133.

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