St. Nshan Monastery (Kuku)

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St. Nshan Monastery
Hazarabyurats Monastery
Սուրբ Նշան վանք; Հազարաբյուրաց վանք
St. Nshan Monastery
LocationKükü
CountryAzerbaijan
DenominationArmenian Apostolic Church
History
StatusDestroyed
Founded13th century
Architecture
Demolished2003–2009

St. Nshan or Hazarabyurats Monastery was a ruinous Armenian monastery located near the village of Kuku (Shahbuz District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1] It was located on the slope of a hill, approximately 700m north of the village.[1][2]

The monastery was founded in the middle of the 13th century and was renovated in the 15th and 17th centuries.[2][3]

Architecture

Destruction

References

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