Church of Hin Poradasht

The Church of Hin Poradasht was an Armenian church located in the abandoned Hin Poradasht village (Julfa District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1]

Church of Hin Poradasht
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LocationHin Poradasht
CountryAzerbaijan
DenominationArmenian Apostolic Church
History
StatusDestroyed
Architecture
DemolishedOctober 7, 2001 – November 11, 2009

History

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The church was renovated in the 17th century.[2][3]

Architecture

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The church was a vaulted structure with a bema built 45–50 cm above the floor, an apse in the east with two-storied vestries on either side (with secret passageways leading to the hall) and an entrance in the west.[2][3]

Destruction

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The church was in a ruinous condition in the late Soviet period in ruins with its walls reaching up to 2.5 meters and covered in vegetation.[1][2][3]

The ruins of the church were still standing on October 7, 2001, however, by November 11, 2009, it was razed to ground; amidst the ruins of the abandoned Hin Poradasht village, the church alone was targeted for erasure, as documented by investigation of 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. 230–233. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Ayvazyan, Argam. The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, p. 75.
  3. ^ a b c Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, p. 83.

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