St. Hakob-Hayrapet Church | |
Native Name: | Սուրբ Հակոբ-Հայրապետ եկեղեցի |
Native Name Lang: | Armenian |
Country: | Azerbaijan |
Location: | Yukhari Aylis |
Denomination: | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Years Built: | 11–12th centuries |
Demolished Date: | 1997–2000 |
Dome Quantity: | 1 |
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.[4] According to an Armenian inscription on the perimeter of the cupola, the church was renovated again within a six-month period in 1901.
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]
St. Hakob-Hayrapet was a standing and well-preserved monument in the 1980s, but was destroyed by February 3, 2000, according to the Caucasus Heritage Watch.[1]