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St. Hakob-Hayrapet was an Armenian Apostolic Church located in the lower district of Yukhari Aylis village of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. It was still a standing monument in the 1980s and had been already destroyed by 2000. It was located approximately 240 m northeast of St. Hovhannes-Mkrtich Church of the same village.

History

The church was founded in the 11th or 12th century and renovated in the 17th century. According to an Armenian inscription on the perimeter of the cupola, the church was renovated again within a six-month period in 1901.

Design and architectural characteristics

In terms of its style, the church was a single-chamber nave with a domed hall and had a two-storied rectangular apse. There were Armenian inscriptions at the bottom of the dome and in the western facade.

Destruction

St. Hakob-Hayrapet was a standing and well-preserved monument in the 1980s, but was destroyed by February 3, 2000, according to the Caucasus Heritage Watch.

See also

• St. Kristapor Church (Yukhari Aylis)
• St. Stepanos Church (Yukhari Aylis)
• Saint Thomas Monastery of Agulis
• St. Shmavon Church (Yukhari Aylis)

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. Ithaca, NY: Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies. p. 64. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022.
2. ^ Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, p. 29.
3. ^ Ayvazyan, Argam. Agulis: Patmamshakutayin hushardzanner. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1984, p. 24.
4. ^ yvazyan, Argam. The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, p. 22.

• Destroyed Armenian Apostolic churches in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic