St. Nino
Saint Nino ( ka, წმინდა ნინო, tr; hy, Սուրբ Նունե, Surb Nune; el, Αγία Νίνα, Agía Nína; sometimes ''St. Nune'' or ''St. Ninny'') ''Equal to the Apostles and the Enlightener of Georgia'' (c. 296 – c. 33 ...
Church of
Alibeglo ( ka, ალიბეგლოს წმინდა ნინოს ეკლესია) is a
Georgian Orthodox Church located in
Qakh District, northwestern
Azerbaijan, on the border with
Georgia. The last time it was renovated by the local community was in the period of the reintroduction of
Christianity in
Hereti (
Saingilo
Saingilo ( ka, საინგილო) is a cultural region in the Caucasus. The term was invented in the nineteenth century to designate districts of Balakan, Zaqatala and Qakh — altogether an area of 4,780 km2 — currently part of A ...
), between 1850-1855.
The church is of ''kuppelhalle (domed rectangle)'' type with a projecting apse and an elongated west arm. The church has a bell-tower to its west.
See also
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Kurmukhi Church
The Kurmukhi Church of St. George ( ka, ქურმუხის წმინდა გიორგის ეკლესია, az, Kürmük məbədi) is a Georgian Orthodox Church located in the Qakh District of Azerbaijan. The church is beli ...
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St George's Church, Qakh
The St George's Church ( ka, კახის წმინდა გიორგის ეკლესია) is a Georgian Orthodox Church located in the village of Gakh-Inguila in the Qakh district, 30 metres away from the left bank of the Kakist ...
Sources
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Managing the Tigris and Euphrates WatershedBibliography on Water Resources and International Law
References
{{Georgian churches
Eastern Orthodox churches in Azerbaijan