Surb Astvatzatzin church | ruins, place with historical importance, destroyed, Armenian Apostolic church, historic ruins

Turkey / Hatay / Dortyol /
 church, ruins, place with historical importance, destroyed, Armenian Apostolic church, historic ruins

Surb Astvatzatzin (Armenian: Չորք Մարզպանի Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի [Chork' Marzbani Surb Astvadzatzin yekeghetsi, i.e: The Holy Virgine's Church] ) is a non functioning Armenian Apostolic church in Dort Yol (Chork' Marzpan) city of today's Turkey. Up to 1915-23 Armenian genocide the Surb Astvatzatzin was one of two functioning Armenian churches in Chork' Marzpan and a school. After the Third Heroic Resistance of Armenians of Chork' Marzpan at 1919-1921, Turks destroyed this church as well as another Armenian monuments and institutions in the city.
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Coordinates:   36°51'23"N   36°14'14"E
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