Monastery of Tsar

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The Monastery of Tsar or Tsara Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Ծարա Սուրբ Աստվածածին), also known as the Holy Mother of God Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Astvatsatsin Yekeghetsi), was an Armenian Apostolic monastery located in the village of Zar (Tsar) in the Kalbajar District in Azerbaijan. It was built in 1301 in the Principality of Khachen. It was destroyed by Azeri authorities during the Soviet era. The monastery was blown up, two 13th-century chapels were razed. The elaborately engraved stones of the church were used to build storehouses, and are now visible in the foundations of barns built by the Azeris.[1]

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Monastery of Tsar
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
Location
LocationZar, Azerbaijan
Monastery of Tsar is located in Azerbaijan
Shown within Azerbaijan
Monastery of Tsar is located in Republic of Artsakh
Monastery of Tsar (Republic of Artsakh)
Geographic coordinates40°00′19″N 45°57′08″E
Architecture
TypeMonastery, Church
StyleArmenian
Completed1301
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