Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God
Holy Mother of God Cathedral, also known as Surb Astvatsamor Hovanu Cathedral, is a church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan.Photo: Nathan868, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: former church in Stepanakert, Azerbaijan
- Also known as: “Holy Mother of God Cathedral”, “Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Stepanakert”, “Müqəddəs Tanrının kilsəsi”, and “St. Mary Mother Cathedral”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Armenian Dramatic Theater of Stepanakert and Stepanakert Memorial.
Armenian Dramatic Theater of Stepanakert
Theater building
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
Armenian Dramatic Theater of Stepanakert is a theater building, which is situated 310 metres north of Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God.
Stepanakert Memorial
Monument
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
The Khankendi Memorial, or Victory Monument, is a memorial located in Stepanakert, Azerbaijan. Stepanakert Memorial is situated 1 km east of Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God.
Bahlul, Azerbaijan
Residential area
Bahlul or Pahlul is a village near the city of Stepanakert in Azerbaijan. Bahlul, Azerbaijan is situated 1½ km northwest of Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karkijahan and Dashushen.
Karkijahan
Town
Krkjan or Karkijahan is a settlement near the city of Stepanakert. The village had an Armenian-majority population prior to the Khaibalikend massacre in 1919 and subsequently an Azerbaijani-majority population prior to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in 1988.
Dashushen
Village
Dashushen or Dashkand is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. Dashushen is situated 3 km southeast of Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God.
Jamilli
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jamilli is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. The village had an Azerbaijani majority prior to their expulsion during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive, it was de facto controlled by the Republic of Artsakh. Jamilli is situated 3½ km northwest of Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God.
Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God
- Categories: cathedral, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Khankendi, Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
39.81281° or 39° 48′ 46″ northLongitude
46.74903° or 46° 44′ 57″ eastElevation
878 metres (2,881 feet)Open location code
8HF8RP7X+4JOpenStreetMap ID
node 6475317973OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicGeoNames ID
11839887Wikidata ID
Q16399765
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Աստվածամոր Հովանու մայր տաճար”
- Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Məryəm Ana kilsəsi”
- Chinese: “诞神女主教座堂”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديسه مريم الام فى ستيباناكيرت”
- Esperanto: “Katedralo Sankta Dipatrino (Stepanakerto)”
- Esperanto: “Katedralo Sankta Dipatrino”
- French: “cathédrale Sainte-Mère-de-Dieu de Stepanakert”
- French: “Cathédrale Sainte-Mère-de-Dieu de Stepanakert”
- German: “Mariä-Schutz-und-Fürbitte-Kathedrale (Stepanakert)”
- German: “Mariä-Schutz-und-Fürbitte-Kathedrale”
- Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός της Θεοτόκου στο Στεπανακέρτ”
- Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός της Θεοτόκου”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع مریم مقدس (استپاناکرت)”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع مریم مقدس”
- Russian: “Кафедральный Собор Пресвятой Богородицы (Степанакерт)”
- Russian: “Сурб Аствацацин”
- Spanish: “Catedral de la Santa Madre de Dios (Stepanakert)”
- Spanish: “Catedral de la Santa Madre de Dios”
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