Kanach Zham
Saint John the Baptist Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Հովհաննես Մկրտիչ եկեղեցի), commonly known as Kanach Zham (Armenian: Կանաչ Ժամ) is an Armenian Apostolic church in Shusha (known to Armenians as Shushi) in Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, located just uphill from the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral. Kanach Zham means "Green Chapel" in Armenian, which refers to the previously green domes of the church. The church is sometimes also called Gharabakhtsots, the name of the old wooden church that was previously located in the same place as Kanach Zham, and which was named as such in honor of the farmers of Nagorno-Karabakh who built it.
| Kanach Zham | |
|---|---|
Կանաչ Ժամ | |
The church in 2018, two years before its partial destruction during and after 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Location | |
| Location | Shusha, Azerbaijan |
Shown within Azerbaijan Kanach Zham (Karabakh Economic Region) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 39°45′45″N 46°44′37″E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Armenian |
There have been reports of its destruction or demolition after the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, based on satellite images, though the Azerbaijani government and the Baku Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church maintain that the church, which suffered damage during the war, is still standing and undergoing "renovation".