The Holy Mother of God Church of Voskepar ( hy, Ոսկեպարի Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի) is a 7th-century Armenian church in

Voskepar Voskepar ( hy, Ոսկեպար) is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia, located close to the Armenia–Azerbaijan border. Etymology Voskepar derives its name from the Voskepar mountain range; from Armenian Ոսկե (''voske'', gold), an ...

, Armenia, adjacent to the border with Azerbaijan. Its design is that of a cruciform central plan, the "Mastara" type. The roof was originally made of tiles. The church was reconstructed in 1975–1977. Despite heavy fighting during the

First Nagorno-Karabakh War The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in th ...

having spread to the area ( Tavush Province of Armenia/

Gazakh Rayon Qazax District (; az, Qazax rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-west of the country and belongs to the Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region. The district borders the district of Aghstafa, and the Tavush Province ...

of Azerbaijan), and the destruction of the immediately adjacent Azeri village,

Aşağı Əskipara Aşağı Əskipara ( hy, Ներքին Ոսկեպար, lit=Lower Voskepar, translit=Nerkin Voskepar) is an abandoned village in the Qazax District, Qazakh District of Azerbaijan. It is located along the border in territory controlled by Armenia sin ...

(Lower Askipara), the church still stands.

References

''Index of Armenian Art: Armenian Architecture'':"VOSKEPAR (Oskepar)", Institute for Armenian Studies, University of California, Fresno
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"Церковь Аствацацин (Воскепар, Армения)", ''Армянская энциклопедия фонда «Хайазг»'' (''"Hayazg" Armenian Encyclopedia Fund'')
7th-century churches in Armenia Armenian Apostolic churches in Armenia Buildings and structures in Tavush Province Voskepar Christian monasteries in Armenia Tourist attractions in Aragatsotn Province {{Armenia-OO-church-stub