Building Name: | Chapel of Chupan Հովվի մատուռ |
Map Type: | Iran |
Map Size: | 275 |
Location: | Jolfa, East Azarbaijan Province, Iran |
Tradition: | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Religious Affiliation: | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Architecture Type: | Church |
Groundbreaking: | 1518 |
Designation1: | WHS |
Designation1 Offname: | Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran |
Designation1 Date: | 2008 (32nd session) |
Designation1 Type: | Cultural |
Designation1 Criteria: | ii, iii, vi |
Designation1 Number: | 1262 |
Designation1 Free1name: | Region |
Designation1 Free1value: | Asia-Pacific |
The Chapel of Chupan, sometimes called the Shepherd's Chapel, is a small, historic Armenian church in a mountain valley west of Jolfa near the Aras River in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It was added to Iran's National Heritage List in 2002, and designated a World Heritage Site in 2008. It is part of the Saint Stepanos Monastic Ensemble, within the Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran listing.[1]
The chapel was built in 1518, likely for shepherds of the region who did not have immediate access to a church. It has a cruciform shape, and is made of stone and mortar. The interior walls are covered in plain plaster.[2] It was rebuilt in 1836.[3]