Saint Hakob Church of Kanaker

Saint Hakob Church
Սուրբ Հակոբ Եկեղեցի
Saint Hakob Church, September 2014.
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
DistrictKanaker-Zeytun District
RegionYerevan
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusChurch
StatusActive
Location
Location20/1 Kanaker 6th street,
Kanaker-Zeytun Yerevan, Armenia
Shown within Armenia
TerritoryArmenia
Geographic coordinates40°13′13″N 44°32′06″E / 40.220341°N 44.534964°E / 40.220341; 44.534964
Architecture
TypeThree-nave basilica without dome
StyleArmenian
Completed1679 (reconstructed)

Surp Hakob Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Հակոբ Եկեղեցի; also, Saint Jacob of Nisibis) is located in the Kanaker-Zeytun District within the city limits of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Its sister-church, Surp Astvatsatsin (also, Holy Mother of God Church, built in 1695), is located upon a hilltop to the northwest within sight of the Church of S. Hakob.