Monastery of Saint Mesrop Mashtots

The Monastery of Saint Mesrop Mashtots, also known as the Monastery of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, was built in 456 by order of Prince Shabit, ruler of Gohtn, as part of the Gohtn canton of Greater Armenia. This Armenian monastery was located in the village of Nasirvaz, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, in Azerbaijan. Unfortunately, according to CHW, by June 15, 2006, the monastery had been completely destroyed, which was recorded on a QuickBird-2 satellite image.