Chapel of Chupan

{{Short description|Historic Armenian church in Iran}}

{{Infobox religious building

| building_name = Chapel of Chupan
Հովվի մատուռ

| image = ChapelofChupan.jpg

| image_size = 275px

| caption = Chapel of Chupan

| map_type = Iran

| map_size = 275

| location = Jolfa, East Azarbaijan Province, Iran

| tradition = Armenian Apostolic Church

| coordinates = {{Coord|38.97549577|45.5729118|display=inline,title}}

| religious_affiliation = Armenian Apostolic Church

| architecture =

| architecture_type = Church

| groundbreaking = 1518

| specifications =

| designation1 = WHS

| designation1_offname = Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran

| designation1_date = 2008 (32nd session)

| designation1_type = Cultural

| designation1_criteria = ii, iii, vi

| designation1_number = [https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1262 1262]

| designation1_free1name = Region

| designation1_free1value = Asia-Pacific

}}

The Chapel of Chupan, sometimes called the Shepherd's Chapel, is a small, historic Armenian church in a mountain valley west of Jolfa near the Aras River in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. It was added to Iran's National Heritage List in 2002, and designated a World Heritage Site in 2008. It is part of the Saint Stepanos Monastic Ensemble, within the Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran listing.{{Cite web |last=Centre |first=UNESCO World Heritage |title=Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1262/ |access-date=2023-10-21 |publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |language=en}}

The chapel was built in 1518, likely for shepherds of the region who did not have immediate access to a church. It has a cruciform shape, and is made of stone and mortar. The interior walls are covered in plain plaster.{{Cite web |title=Chapel of Chupan |url=https://www.visitiran.ir/en/attraction/Chapel--Of--Chupan |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=visitiran.ir |language=en}} It was rebuilt in 1836.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tishineh.com/touritem/1016/Chupan-Chapel-(Saint-Stepanos-Ensemble)|title=Chupan Chapel (Saint Stepanos Ensemble)|website=Tishineh|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-11}}