Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Stepanakert

Holy Mother of God Cathedral (Սուրբ Աստվածամոր Հովանու մայր տաճար), also known as Surb Astvatsamor Hovanu Cathedral, is a church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Khankendi (Armenian: Stepanakert), Azerbaijan. A 4-meter statue of King Vachagan III was planned to be placed on a 2-meter pedestal near the church. The church - under construction for 12 years - was consecrated on April 7, 2019.

History
The cathedral became a bomb shelter during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, with civilians taking refuge in the basement of the cathedral from Azerbaijan's bombardment of Stepanakert.

The last liturgy was served in the cathedral on 1 October 2023 after the majority of Armenian population had fled the city and Azerbaijan had taken control.