Ghazanchetots Cathedral

Ghazanchetsots Cathedral (Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ Ղազանչեցոց Եկեղեցի in Armenian), also known as the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the Shushi Cathedral, is an Armenian church located in Shushi, Nagorno-Karabakh. It was built between 1868 and 1887^[1] and has a facade of white stone. There is a freestanding belfry that stands near the front entrance, that was constructed in 1858. The cathedral has seen many uses over the years. During the period of Azeri control of the city, beginning in 1920, the cathedral was used as a granary, as a garage, and as a munitions storehouse until May 9, 1992, when the Nagorno-Karabakh army forced the Azeris to retreat. As a result of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the building was heavily damaged and having been under Azeri rule for over 60 years, the Christian artwork had been defaced. However, the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh have made extensive repairs during the past decade, and reconstruction was completed in 2000. Image File history File links Ghazanchetsots. ... Image File history File links Ghazanchetsots. ... Shusha (Azeri: ÅžuÅŸa, Armenian: Õ‡Õ¸Õ¬Õ·Õ«; translit. ... Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijani: Dağlıq Qarabağ or Yuxarı Qarabağ, literally mountainous black garden or upper black garden; Russian: Нагорный Карабах, translit. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... Media:rofl. ... Azerbaijanis or Azerbaijani Turks, are a Muslim people who number more than 25 million worldwide. ... Combatants Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh1 Republic of Armenia 2 CIS mercenaries Republic of Azerbaijan Afghan Mujahideen 3 Chechen Volunteers 4 CIS mercenaries Commanders Samvel Babayan, Hemayag Haroyan, Monte Melkonian, Vazgen Sargsyan, Arkady Ter-Tatevosyan Ä°sgandar Hamidov, Suret Huseynov, Rahim Gaziev, Shamil Basayev Casualties 6,000 dead, 25,000 wounded 17... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Christianity. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

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Coordinates: 39°45′31.75″N, 46°44′52.38″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...