St. Khach Monastery (Shada)

St. Khach or Kamu Khach Monastery was a ruinous Armenian monastery located near the village of Shada (Shahbuz District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.

[1] The monastery was situated on the slope of a hill, approximately 2-2.5 km south of the village.

Only the church of the complex was still extant in the late Soviet period; the refectory, auxiliary buildings, and outer wall were already destroyed.

[2][3] The church was a basilica structure with a rectilinear apse, two vestries, and hall.

[2][3] The remainings of the monastery complex were completely razed at some point between 1997 and August 29, 2008, as documented by Caucasus Heritage Watch.