Kanach Zham (Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich / Green Church)
Karabakhtsots Holy Mother of God Church; St John the Baptist, Shushi
Small Armenian Apostolic church on the western edge of Shusha. After the 2020 war Azerbaijani sources reattributed the structure to the Russian Orthodox Church and announced "renovation". Caucasus Heritage Watch satellite imagery shows the bell tower and dome were destroyed in the months following November 2020; between 28 December 2023 and 4 April 2024, the entire structure was systematically demolished, described by CHW as Azerbaijan's most flagrant violation to date of the ICJ's December 2021 provisional-measures order.
Small Armenian Apostolic church on the western edge of Shusha. After the 2020 war Azerbaijani sources reattributed the structure to the Russian Orthodox Church and announced "renovation". Caucasus Heritage Watch satellite imagery shows the bell tower and dome were destroyed in the months following November 2020; between 28 December 2023 and 4 April 2024, the entire structure was systematically demolished, described by CHW as Azerbaijan's most flagrant violation to date of the ICJ's December 2021 provisional-measures order.
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Further reading
- Caucasus Heritage Watch, Monitoring Cultural Heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh, 2023
- International Court of Justice, Order on Provisional Measures, Armenia v. Azerbaijan (December 2021), 2021
- European Parliament, European Parliament resolution on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan's attack and the continuing threats against Armenia, 2023