| Amaras Monastery | |
|---|---|
 The monastery in 2021[1] | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Location | |
| Location | near the village of Sos |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
  Shown within Azerbaijan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 39°41′02″N 47°03′25″E / 39.684°N 47.057°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Armenian |
| Completed | 4th century (established); 1858 (rebuilt) |
| Website | |
| www.amaras.org | |
Amaras Monastery (Armenian: Ամարաս վանք) is an Armenian monastery[2] near the village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan and formerly the breakaway state Republic of Artsakh.[3] It was a prominent religious and educational center in medieval Armenia.[4]
Azerbaijan denies the monastery's Armenian Apostolic heritage, instead referring to it as "Caucasian Albanian".[5]
- ^ "Russian peacekeepers ensure safe visits to over 50 pilgrims to Amaras Monastery in Nagorno-Karabakh". mil.ru. Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021.
- ^ Thomas De Waal/ The Caucasus: An Introduction/ Oxford University Press -2018, p.103- pp.312
The demographics of the region have fluctuated sharply over time, but an Armenian presence has been recorded there off and on for centuries, and the hills are dotted with medieval Armenian churches, such as Amaras and Gandzasar.
- ^ Khatcherian, Hrair. Artsakh: A Photographic Journey. Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, 1997, p. 6. OCLC 37785365
- ^ Hasratyan, M. M. (1975). "Ամարասի ճարտարապետական համալիրը [Architectural complex of Amaras]". Lraber Hasarakakan Gitutyunneri (in Armenian) (5): 35–52.
- ^ "Amaras məbədi - XOCAVƏND RAYON Icra Hakimiyyəti". www.xocavend-ih.gov.az. Retrieved 2021-05-28.