Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich Church

Saint John the Baptist Church, commonly known as Kanach Zham, was an Armenian Apostolic church in in , in the region of , located just uphill from the .
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: Armenian Apostolic church in Shusha, Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Ganach Jham”, “Green church”, “Grüne Kirche”, “Johannes Döparens kyrka”, “Kanach zham”, “Kanach Zham”, “Kirche Johannis des Täufers”, “Saint John the Baptist Church”, “Εκκλησία του Αγίου Ιωάννη του Βαπτιστη”, “Καραμπαχτσότς”, “Канач жам”, “Карабахцоц”, “Церковь Карабахцоц”, and “Ս․ Յովհաննէս Մկրտիչ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ghazanchetsots Cathedral and Shusha fortress (1751 year).

Church
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Holy Savior Cathedral, commonly referred… is situated 540 metres southeast of Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich Church.

Castle
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The Shusha fortress or Shushi fortress is a fortress surrounding the historical centre of . is situated 680 metres northeast of Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich Church.

Mosque
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The , also called the Great… is situated 1 km east of Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qarabulaq and Nağılar.

Village
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Village
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Ghaibalishen or Qaybali is a village that is part…

Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich Church

Latitude
39.76255° or 39° 45′ 45″ north
Longitude
46.7436° or 46° 44′ 37″ east
Elevation
1,384 metres (4,541 feet)
Open location code
8HF8QP7V+2C
Geo­Names ID
11778148
Wiki­data ID
Q2671764
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Surb Hovhannes Mkrtich Church” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կանաչ Ժամ եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Կանաչ ժամ”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Հովհաննես Մկրտիչ եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Yaşıl kilsə”
  • Chinese: “施洗者聖約翰教堂”
  • Dutch: “Kanach Zham”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه كاناش زهام”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo Kanaĉ Ĵam”
  • French: “Kanach Zham”
  • Georgian: “მწვანე ეკლესია”
  • German: “Kanatsch Scham”
  • Greek: “Κανάτς Ζαμ”
  • Italian: “Kanach Zham”
  • Persian: “کلیسای کاناچ ژام”
  • Russian: “Церковь Канач Жам”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Иоанна Крестителя”
  • Spanish: “Kanach Zham”
  • Swedish: “Kanatj Zjam”
  • Turkish: “Yeşil Kilise”
  • Ukrainian: “Канач Жам”
  • Western Armenian: “Կանաչ Ժամ”

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