Chapel of Chupan Հովվի մատուռ | |
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![]() Chapel of Chupan | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Location | |
Location | Jolfa, East Azarbaijan Province, Iran |
Geographic coordinates | 38°58′32″N45°34′22″E / 38.97549577°N 45.5729118°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Groundbreaking | 1518 |
Official name: Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran | |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iii, vi |
Designated | 2008 (32nd session) |
Reference no. | 1262 |
Region | Asia-Pacific |
The Chapel of Chupan, sometimes called the Shepherd's Chapel, is a small, historic Armenian church in a mountain valley west of Jolfa near the Aras River in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It was added to Iran's National Heritage List in 2002, and designated a World Heritage Site in 2008. It is part of the Saint Stepanos Monastic Ensemble, within the Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran listing. [1]
The chapel was built in 1518, likely for shepherds of the region who did not have immediate access to a church. It has a cruciform shape, and is made of stone and mortar. The interior walls are covered in plain plaster. [2] It was rebuilt in 1836. [3]
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