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 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Hin Poradasht |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| History | |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Architecture | |
| Demolished | October 7, 2001 – November 11, 2009 |
History[edit]
The church was renovated in the 17th century.[2][3]
Architecture[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Ayvazyan, Argam. The Historical Monuments of Nakhichevan. Transl. Krikor H. Maksoudian. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990, p. 75.
- ^ a b c Ayvazyan, Argam. Nakhijevani ISSH haykakan hushardzannery. Hamahavak tsutsak. Yerevan: Hayastan, 1986, p. 83.