St. Hakob-Hayrapet Church (Yukhari Aylis)

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LocationYukhari Aylis
CountryAzerbaijan
DenominationArmenian Apostolic Church
Years built11–12th centuries
St. Hakob-Hayrapet Church
Սուրբ Հակոբ-Հայրապետ եկեղեցի
St. Hakob-Hayrapet Church
LocationYukhari Aylis
CountryAzerbaijan
DenominationArmenian Apostolic Church
Architecture
Years built11–12th centuries
Demolished1997–2000
Specifications
Number of domes1

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.[1] It was located approximately 240 m northeast of St. Hovhannes-Mkrtich Church of the same village.[2][3]

The church was founded in the 11th or 12th century and renovated in the 17th century.[2][3][4] According to an Armenian inscription on the perimeter of the cupola, the church was renovated again within a six-month period in 1901.[2][3][4]

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.[1] There were Armenian inscriptions at the bottom of the dome and in the western facade.[1]

Destruction

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