Shoana Church

Shoana church
Russian: Шоанинский храм
Ossetian: Суаны Уастырджы
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43°48′16″N 41°53′22″E / 43.80444°N 41.88944°E / 43.80444; 41.88944
LocationKarachay-Cherkessia Republic, Russia
TypeOrthodox church
Length12.9 m
Width8.9 m
Height12.9 m
Completion dateend of the 10th century

The Shoana church (Russian: Шоанинский храм, Ossetian: Суаны Уастырджы, Уасгергийæ Соани, romanized: Swany Wastyrdži, Wasgergijæ Soani[1]) is a Christian church that belongs to the historical Alanian Diocese. The church was built at the end of the tenth century, and is located on the territory of modern Karachay-Cherkessia Republic, Russia. The building has a crossed-dome plan, with an inscribed cross, which is a variation of the North Zelenchuk Church.

  1. ^ Калоев Б. А. Вторая родина Коста. — Владикавказ: Ир, 1999.