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{{Short description|Monastery in Azerbaijan}}
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The '''Monastery of Tsar''' or '''Tsara Surb Astvatsatsin''' ({{langx|hy|Ծարա Սուրբ Աստվածածին}}), also known as the '''Holy Mother of God Church''' ({{langx|hy|Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի|Surb Astvatsatsin Yekeghetsi}}), was an [[Armenian Apostolic Church|Armenian Apostolic]] [[monastery]] located in the village of [[Zar, Azerbaijan|Zar]] (Tsar) in the [[Kalbajar District]] in [[Azerbaijan]]. It was built in 1301 in the [[Principality of Khachen]]. It was destroyed by Azeri authorities during the Soviet era. The monastery was blown up, two 13th-century chapels were razed. The elaborately engraved stones of the church were used to build storehouses, and are now visible in the foundations of barns built by the Azeris.<ref>[[Boris Baratov]], 1998: ''A Journey to Karabagh: Paradise Laid Waste'' {{ISBN|9785900227047}}</ref>

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* Samvel Karapetyan, 2001: ''Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh''. "Gitutiun" Publishing House of NAS RA

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[[Category:Destroyed churches]]
[[Category:Christian monasteries established in the 1300s]]
[[Category:Armenian Apostolic monasteries in Azerbaijan]]
[[Category:Kalbajar District]]


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