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Church of Saint Elisæus (Nij)

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Location
  
Nij, Azerbaijan

Opened
  
1723

Municipality
  
Naji, Kurdistan

Completed
  
1723

Region
  
Qabala

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Affiliation
  
Caucasian Albanian church

Saint Elisæus Church or Jotaari Church (Azerbaijani: Cotaari məbədi) is a Caucasian Albanian church, located on the municipality of Nij in the Qabala region of Azerbaijan.

History

The church was completed by local Udi inhabitants in 1723 and reconstructed in 2003. The 1700th anniversary of the recognition of Christianity as the official religion in Caucasian Albania was celebrated on 3 August 2013.

References

Church of Saint Elisæus (Nij) Wikipedia