Kanach Zham

Kanach Zham Եկեղեցի

Basic information
Location	Shushi, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Armenia
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Architectural description
Architectural style	Armenian

Kanach Zham is an Armenian Apostolic Church located in Shushi, Nagorno-Karabakh; it is just uphill from the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral. Kanach Zham means "Green Church" in Armenian, this is because at one time the church's domes were painted green. This church is also sometimes called by the name of the old church in its place Gharabakhtsots in honor of the farmers from Nagorno-Karabakh who built it.

According to the building inscription, the church was built in 1818 in the place of the former Gharabaghtsots wooden church (in bottom eastern part of fort-town, existed in the second half of 18th century). In the walls is placed the former church's inscription. The dome of the ramparted church and its chapel are seen from very far. The latter have architectural innovations.

The church has a cruciform scheme. In course of placing side-chapels under the altar rising, the eastern facade of the church and the chapel joining to it from west stand out with unique interior decoration, thanks to which this monument isolated among the analogous architectural constructions. Over the entry, crowned with chapel’s dome is carved the inscription, Babayan Stepanos Hovanes. In the memory of the deceased brother Mkrtich. 1847.

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Contemporary Armenian churches and seminaries

Armenia	Gevorkian Theological Seminary Vaskenian Theological Academy Yerevan Holy Trinity Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral Saint John the Baptist Saint Sarkis (Kentron) Saint Sarkis (Nor Nork) Saint Anna Church Gyumri Holy Mother of God Church of the Holy Saviour Vagharshapat Church of the Holy Archangels Oshakan Saint Mesrop Mashtots Cathedral Abovyan Saint John the Baptist Church

Nagorno Karabakh	Ghazanchetsots Cathedral Kanach Zham

Georgia	Tbilisi Church of the Holy Seal Church of the Red Gospel Ejmiatsin Holy Mother of God (Bethlehem) Saint George Saint Gevorg of Mughni Saint Karapet Saint Stephanos Chugureti St. Astvatsatsin

Lebanon	Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia Armenian Catholic Patriarchate

Syria	Church of the Holy Mother of God Cathedral of the Forty Martyrs of Sebastia St. Hagop Church St. Gregory the Illuminator Church Holy Trinity Church Holy Cross Church Armenian Genocide Memorial Church (Der Zor)

Azerbaijan	Saint Elishe Saint Gregory of Baku

Iran	Saint Sargis

United States	Church of Our Savior, Worcester Holy Trinity Church, Fresno St. Stephen's Armenian Apostolic Church St. Vartan Cathedral Saint Sarkis of Dearborn

Other countries	Austria Mekhitarist Monastery of Vienna India Armenian Church, Chennai Armenian Church of the Holy Nazareth Italy Mekhitarist Monastery of Venice (San Lazzaro) Santa Croce degli Armeni Ukraine Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Singapore Saint Gregory

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Coordinates: 39°45′45″N 46°44′37″E / 39.76250°N 46.74361°E / 39.76250; 46.74361

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