Ghazanchetsots Cathedral
Holy Savior Cathedral, commonly referred to as Ghazanchetsots, is an Armenian Apostolic cathedral in Shusha in Azerbaijan. It is the cathedra of the Diocese of Artsakh of the Armenian Apostolic Church.Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: cathedral in Shusha, Azerbaijan
- Also known as: “Holy Savior Cathedral” and “Qazançı Kilsəsi”
Photo: Mardanyan Aleksandr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque and Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich Church.
Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Sefer azeri, CC0.
The Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque, also called the Great Juma Mosque of Govhar Agha, is an Azerbaijani Shia Muslim mosque located in the city of Shusha, Azerbaijan. Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque is situated 460 metres east of Ghazanchetsots Cathedral.
Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich Church
Church
Photo: Solavirum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint John the Baptist Church, commonly known as Kanach Zham, was an Armenian Apostolic church in Shusha in Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, located just uphill from the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral. Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich Church is situated 540 metres northwest of Ghazanchetsots Cathedral.
Lower Mosque
Mosque
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shusha and Karindag.
Shusha
Photo: John Steedman, CC BY 2.0.
Shusha or Shushi is a city in Azerbaijan. This fortified city has long been a cultural center in Karabakh.
Karindag
Village
Photo: adam jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dashalty or Karin Tak is a village in the Shusha District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2020, the village was controlled by the Republic of Artsakh.
Qarabulaq
Village
Qarabulaq is a village de jure in the Shusha District of Azerbaijan, de facto in the Shushi Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh.
Ghazanchetsots Cathedral
- Categories: cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Shusha Rayon, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
39.75875° or 39° 45′ 32″ northLongitude
46.74752° or 46° 44′ 51″ eastElevation
1,370 metres (4,495 feet)Height
35 metres (114 feet)Open location code
8HF8QP5X+G2OpenStreetMap ID
way 292349517OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicGeoNames ID
8655761Wikidata ID
Q2001493
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Ghazanchetsots Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية غازانتشيتسوتس”
- Armenian: “Ղազանչեցոց մայր տաճար”
- Armenian: “Ղազանչեցոց Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ Մայր Տաճար”
- Armenian: “Ղազանչեցոց”
- Armenian: “Շուշիի մայր տաճար”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ Ղազանչեցոց եկեղեցի”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ Ղազանչեցոց Եկեղեցի”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ Ղազանչեցոց մայր տաճար”
- Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Xilaskar Kafedralı”
- Azerbaijani: “Qazançetsotst kafedralı”
- Azerbaijani: “Qazançı kilsəsi”
- Catalan: “catedral de Ghazantxetsots”
- Catalan: “Catedral de Ghazantxetsots”
- Chechen: “Массеран а КІелхьараваккхархо волучу Везачу Iийсан Килс”
- Chechen: “Массеран а КӀелхьараваккхархо волучу Везачу Ӏийсан Килс”
- Chinese: “圣救主主教座堂”
- Chinese: “圣救主基督主教座堂”
- Chinese: “圣救主基督大教堂”
- Chinese: “舒沙大教堂”
- Czech: “Katedrála Krista Spasitele”
- Dutch: “Kathedraal in Sjoesja”
- Dutch: “Kathedraal van Sjoesja”
- Dutch: “Kathedraal van Sjoesji”
- Dutch: “Kathedraal van Susa”
- Dutch: “Kathedraal van Şuşa”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه جازانشيتسوتس”
- Esperanto: “Katedralo Gazanĉecoc”
- Finnish: “Ghazantšetsotsin katedraali”
- French: “cathédrale de Ghazanchetsots”
- French: “Cathédrale Ghazanchetsots de Chouchi”
- Georgian: “ყოვლადწმინდა ღვთისმშობლის კათედრალი (შუშა)”
- Georgian: “შუშის ყოვლადწმინდა ღვთისმშობლის საკათედრო ტაძარი”
- German: “Gazanchi-Kathedrale”
- German: “Ghasantschezoz-Kathedrale”
- Greek: “Γκαζαντσί”
- Greek: “Καθεδρικός ναός Γαζαντσετσότς”
- Greek: “Καθεδρικός ναός του Αγίου Σωτήρος”
- Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός του Γαζαντσετσότς”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Cristo san Salvatore”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Ġazančec’oc‘”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Ġazančec’oc’”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Gazancecoc”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Ghazanchetsots”
- Japanese: “ガザンチェツォツ大聖堂”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع شوشی”
- Persian: “کلیسای قازانچتسوتس آمناپرگیچ مقدس”
- Polish: “katedra Ghazanczecoc”
- Polish: “Katedra Ghazanczecoc”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Ghazanchetsots”
- Portuguese: “Ghazanchetsots”
- Russian: “Газанчецоц”
- Russian: “Казанчецоц”
- Russian: “Собор Святого Христа Всеспасителя Шуши”
- Russian: “Собор Святого Христа Всеспасителя”
- Russian: “Собор Сурб Аменапркич Казанчецоц”
- Russian: “Сурб Аменапркич Казанчецоц”
- Spanish: “catedral de Cristo Salvador”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Ghazanchetsots”
- Spanish: “catedral de Shushi”
- Spanish: “Ghazanchetsots”
- Swedish: “Den Helige Frälsarens katedral”
- Swedish: “Ghazantjetsotskatedralen”
- Swedish: “Surb Amenaprkitj majr tatjar”
- Turkish: “Gazançetsots Katedrali”
- Ukrainian: “Собор Святого Христа Всеспасителя”
- Ukrainian: “Собор Сурб Аменапркич Казанчецоц”
- Ukrainian: “Собор Сурб Аменапркіч Казанчецоц”
- Ukrainian: “Сурб Газанчецоц”
- Ukrainian: “Сурб Казанчецоц”
- Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ chính tòa Ghazanchetsots”
- Western Armenian: “Ս. Ամենափրկիչ Ղազանչեցոց մայր տաճար”
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