Chapel of Chupan

Chapel of Chupan Հովվի մատուռ
Chapel of Chupan
Religion
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Location
Location	Jolfa, East Azarbaijan Province, Iran
Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates	38°58′32″N 45°34′22″E / 38.97549577°N 45.5729118°E / 38.97549577; 45.5729118Coordinates: 38°58′32″N 45°34′22″E / 38.97549577°N 45.5729118°E / 38.97549577; 45.5729118
Architecture
Type	Church
Groundbreaking	1518
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iii, vi
Designated	2008 (32nd session)
Reference no.	1262
Region	Asia-Pacific

The Chapel of Chupan is a small, historic Armenian church building in a mountain valley west of Jolfa near the Aras River in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It was built in the 16th century and rebuilt in 1836. It is part of Iran's "Armenian Monastic Ensemble" UNESCO World Heritage site listing.^[1]

The chapel before reconstruction

The chapel being reconstructed

Underneath the chapel dome

Altar of the chapel

The chapel in 2016

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