St. Gevorg Church
St. Gevorg Church may refer to several former Armenian churches in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan: * St. Gevorg Church (Disar), in Ordubad district * St. Gevorg Church (Julfa), in Gulustan * St. Gevorg Church (Nakhchivan) in the city of Nakhchivan * St. Gevorg Church (Nor Poradasht), in Julfa district See also * Surp Gevork Church, Kosh, Armenia * Sourp Kevork Church, Limassol, Cyprus *St George's Church (other) St George's Church, Church of St George, or variants thereof, may refer to various churches dedicated to Saint George: Albania * St. George's Church, Dardhë Armenia * Saint Gevork Monastery of Mughni, St. George's Monastery of Mughni Austral ...

Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (, ) is a landlocked country, landlocked Enclave and exclave, exclave of the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan. The region covers Official portal of Nakhchivan Autonomous RepublicNakhchivan Autonomous Republic with a population of 459,600. It is bordered by Armenia to the east and north, Iran to the southwest, and Turkey to the west. It is the sole autonomous republic of Azerbaijan, governed by Supreme Assembly (Nakhchivan), its own elected legislature. The republic, especially the capital city of Nakhchivan (city), Nakhchivan, has a long history dating back to about 1500 BC. ''Nakhijevan'' was one the Provinces of the kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), cantons of the historical Armenian province of Vaspurakan in the Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), Kingdom of Armenia. Historically, the Persians, Armenians, Mongols, and Turkic peoples, Turks all competed for the region. The area that is now Nakhchivan became part of Safavid Iran in the 16th centur ...
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Surp Gevork Church, Kosh
St. Grigor (13th-14th centuries) and St. Gevork (19th century) are protected within Kosh, Armenia, and an oil refinery (18th century). The fortress of Kosh (13th century) is located in the northern part, top of a hill with right-angled corners and circular towers, built with clear cut large tuff stone blocks, with the lower part consisting of rough-cut basalt blocks. The entrances are situated in the north and south with ceiling-covered corridors. South of Kosh, stands a large khatchkar-monument of red tuff from 1195 (6.8m tall). According to inscriptions, it is dedicated to the liberation of Aragatzotn from Seljuk Turks The Seljuk dynasty, or Seljukids ( ; , ''Saljuqian'',) alternatively spelled as Saljuqids or Seljuk Turks, was an Oghuz Turks, Oghuz Turkic, Sunni Muslim dynasty that gradually became Persianate society, Persianate and contributed to Turco-Persi .... See also * Kosh fortress and churches References External links Kosh fortress and churches at ArmeniaPed ...
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Sourp Kevork Church, Limassol
Sourp Kevork (; Saint George) is the Armenian Apostolic church in Limassol, Cyprus. The church is located near the Limassol town centre and was built between 1939-1940 on land purchased and donated by Satenig Kevorkian-Soultanian, in memory of her father-in-law, Kevork Soultanian. The first official Liturgy took place in 1940 and its consecration took place on 11 April 1948 by Bishop Bishop Chebeyan. The church was renovated between 1975-1976, in 2007, and again in 2015 and in 2023. Its bell was made electronic in 1989. The church is located on the same grounds as the Limassol Nareg Elementary School, whose current building was erected between 2006–2007. In front of the church is a dark brown tuff stone khachkar, donated in 2008 by the Arakelyan family, unveiled and consecrated by Archbishop Varoujan Hergelian on 28 September 2008. To the east of the church there is the functions’ hall; constructed between 2020-2022, it was inaugurated on 19 February 2023 by Archbishop Khore ...
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