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Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin of Derbent

Derbent, Russia · built 1900

The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin (Tserkov Pokrova Presvyatoy Bogoroditsy) is an Orthodox church in Derbent, a city in the Russian republic of Dagestan. The parish belongs to the Makhachkala deanery of the Diocese of Makhachkala of the Russian Orthodox Church. Until 2011, the church belonged to the Diocese of Baku and Azerbaijan. It is the only surviving Orthodox church in the city.

Church data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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