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| native_name =KARABAKH İS AZERBAİJAN
| native_name = Վանքասար Վանք<br>Beşikdağ kilsəsi
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| location = Between [[Martakert]] and [[Agdam]], [[Martakert Region]], <br /> {{flagicon|Karabakh is Azerbaijan ](de facto); <br/>{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} [[Azerbaijan]] (de jure);
| location = [[Agdam District]], [[Azerbaijan]]
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'''Vankasar Church''' ({{lang-hy|Վանքասարի եկեղեցի}}, {{lang-az|Beşikdağ kilsəsi}}) is a 7th-century [[Armenian Apostolic Church|Armenian]] church located in the [[Agdam District]], [[Azerbaijan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.am/eng/news/396418.html|title=Karabakh's "white" sight: Vankasar Church (PHOTOS)|website=news.am|language=en|access-date=2017-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/northeast-karabakh/attractions/vankasar-church/a/poi-sig/1524200/1338796|title=Vankasar Church in Northeast Karabakh|last=Planet|first=Lonely|work=Lonely Planet|access-date=2017-08-31|language=en}}</ref>


== History ==
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It is built of cream colored stone, and it sits on a peak that allows it to be visible from several miles away.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://armenianweekly.com/2013/07/25/tigranakert-artsakh-story-and-photos-by-matthew-karanian/|title=Tigranakert, Artsakh: Story and Photos by Matthew Karanian|last=Hairenik|date=2013-07-25|website=The Armenian Weekly|access-date=2017-08-31}}</ref>
Vankasar Church was built sometime in the 7th century, but the first known records of its existence are from 1858, when it was described as "ruins of a monastery" by Archbishop Sargis Jalalyants. In the 1980s, it underwent restoration by the Azerbaijani government, during which [[Armenian language|Armenian]] inscriptions and carvings were destroyed, and [[Khachkar|khachkars]] moved or damaged. During the [[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]], the church was damaged by a projectile, but it was later repaired by the [[Republic of Artsakh|Artsakh]] Department of Tourism.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Church of Vankasar |url=https://monumentwatch.org/en/monument/the-church-of-vankasar/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Monument Watch |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2021, after the [[Second Nagorno-Karabakh War]] and the Azerbaijani recapture of the area, concerns were raised by Caucasus Heritage Watch about satellite images taken of the church. The images, showing multiple vehicles parked near the site, were viewed as possible indicators of Azerbaijani interference with the church.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chapple |first=Amos |date=2021-04-22 |title=Activity At Recaptured Church In Azerbaijan Raises Concern |language=en |work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-church-vankasar-satellite-imagery/31213704.html |access-date=2023-10-02}}</ref>
At the end of January 2024, a video was posted on [[Instagram]], where the early medieval church on the top of Mount Vankasar was filmed. The video reveals that the cross atop the dome of the church has been removed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://monumentwatch.org/en/alerts/azerbaijan-removes-cross-from-vankasar-church/ |title=Azerbaijan Removes Cross from Vankasar Church |date=10 February 2024 }}</ref>

== Architecture ==
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Vankasar Church is an [[early Medieval]] cruciform-style church with a central conical dome. It is built of cream colored stone, and it sits on a peak that allows it to be visible from several miles away.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://armenianweekly.com/2013/07/25/tigranakert-artsakh-story-and-photos-by-matthew-karanian/|title=Tigranakert, Artsakh: Story and Photos by Matthew Karanian|last=Hairenik|date=2013-07-25|website=The Armenian Weekly|access-date=2017-08-31}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Armenian architecture]]


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Armenian churches and monasteries}}
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[[Category:Churches in the Republic of Artsakh]]
[[Category:Armenian Apostolic monasteries in Azerbaijan]]


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[[Category:Churches in Azerbaijan]]
{{Artsakh-church-stub}}
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Aghdam District]]

Latest revision as of 18:25, 19 July 2024

Vankasar Church
Վանքասար Վանք
Beşikdağ kilsəsi
Church of Vankasar
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
Location
LocationAgdam District, Azerbaijan
Vankasar Church is located in Azerbaijan
Vankasar Church
Shown within Azerbaijan
Geographic coordinates40°04′20″N 46°53′15″E / 40.0721°N 46.8874°E / 40.0721; 46.8874
Architecture
StyleArmenian
Completed7th century

Vankasar Church (Armenian: Վանքասարի եկեղեցի, Azerbaijani: Beşikdağ kilsəsi) is a 7th-century Armenian church located in the Agdam District, Azerbaijan.[1][2]

History

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Vankasar Church was built sometime in the 7th century, but the first known records of its existence are from 1858, when it was described as "ruins of a monastery" by Archbishop Sargis Jalalyants. In the 1980s, it underwent restoration by the Azerbaijani government, during which Armenian inscriptions and carvings were destroyed, and khachkars moved or damaged. During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the church was damaged by a projectile, but it was later repaired by the Artsakh Department of Tourism.[3] In 2021, after the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War and the Azerbaijani recapture of the area, concerns were raised by Caucasus Heritage Watch about satellite images taken of the church. The images, showing multiple vehicles parked near the site, were viewed as possible indicators of Azerbaijani interference with the church.[4] At the end of January 2024, a video was posted on Instagram, where the early medieval church on the top of Mount Vankasar was filmed. The video reveals that the cross atop the dome of the church has been removed.[5]

Architecture

[edit]

Vankasar Church is an early Medieval cruciform-style church with a central conical dome. It is built of cream colored stone, and it sits on a peak that allows it to be visible from several miles away.[6]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Karabakh's "white" sight: Vankasar Church (PHOTOS)". news.am. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  2. ^ Planet, Lonely. "Vankasar Church in Northeast Karabakh". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  3. ^ "The Church of Vankasar". Monument Watch. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  4. ^ Chapple, Amos (2021-04-22). "Activity At Recaptured Church In Azerbaijan Raises Concern". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  5. ^ "Azerbaijan Removes Cross from Vankasar Church". 10 February 2024.
  6. ^ Hairenik (2013-07-25). "Tigranakert, Artsakh: Story and Photos by Matthew Karanian". The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
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