St. Hovhannes Church of Tambat | |
Native Name: | Սուրբ Հովհաննես եկեղեցի |
Native Name Lang: | Armenian |
Country: | Azerbaijan |
Location: | Tumbul |
Denomination: | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Founded Date: | 16th or 17th century |
Status: | Destroyed |
Demolished Date: | 1997–2005 |
St. Hovhannes Church was an Armenian church located in village of Tumbul of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.[1] The church was located in the center of the village.[1] [2]
The church was founded in the 16th or 17th century and was renovated in the 19th century.[3] In 1868, a bilingual Armenian and Russian school was opened in the church.[1] The church had already been a target of destruction in the late Soviet period; the western, northern, and southern walls of the church were completely razed to the ground, but the two-storied bell tower was still standing. By March 12, 2005, whatever was remaining from the church had been razed and the vacant plot walled off for reuse as a garden.[1]