St. Tovma Monastery (Chalkhangala)

St. Tovma Monastery was a ruinous Armenian monastery located in the village of Chalkhangala (Kangarli District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1] The monastery was located on high ground in the northeastern part of the village.[1][2]

St. Tovma Monastery
Սբ. Թովմա վանք
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LocationÇalxanqala
CountryAzerbaijan
DenominationArmenian Apostolic Church
History
Statusdestroyed
Founded10th to 12th centuries
Architecture
Demolished2001–2011

History

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The monastery was founded in the 10th to 12th centuries and was renovated in the 17th century.[2][3]

The monastery was in ruins in the later Soviet period; the roof and upper walls were destroyed, but it was possible to discern the overall plan of the building, with vaulted hall, semicircular apse, and doorway in the south.[2][3]

The remains of the monastery were still extant on August 30, 2001, however, by July 15, 2011, the monastery had been erased, as documented by Caucasus Heritage Watch.[1]

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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. 342–345. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, p. 118.
  3. ^ a b Ayvazian, Argam. The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, p. 9.