St. Tovma Monastery (Chalkhangala)

St. Tovma Monastery was a ruinous Armenian monastery located in the village of Chalkhangala (Kangarli District) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.

[1] The monastery was located on high ground in the northeastern part of the village.

[1][2] The monastery was founded in the 10th to 12th centuries and was renovated in the 17th century.

[2][3] The monastery was in ruins in the later Soviet period; the roof and upper walls were destroyed, but it was possible to discern the overall plan of the building, with vaulted hall, semicircular apse, and doorway in the south.

[2][3] The remains of the monastery were still extant on August 30, 2001, however, by July 15, 2011, the monastery had been erased, as documented by Caucasus Heritage Watch.