Location

The church is located in the center of the old district of Tumi village in Hadrut region of Artsakh.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Surb-Hovhannes.jpg?v=1634722718" width="1348" height="664" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Surb-Hovhannes.jpg?v=1634722718 1348w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Surb-Hovhannes-300x148.jpg?v=1634722718 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Surb-Hovhannes-1024x504.jpg?v=1634722718 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Surb-Hovhannes-768x378.jpg?v=1634722718 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Surb-Hovhannes-370x182.jpg?v=1634722718 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1348px) 100vw, 1348px" title="Surb Hovhannes" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Historical overview

Tumi is one of the ancient settlements of Artsakh. It used to be one of the centers of a principality in the southern regions of Artsakh. The rich historical monuments in the village and the surrounding areas are a vivid proof of the said. Karmir Khach (Red Cross) Church in a dilapidated condition, built in 1000, ruins of chapels and a medieval cemetery have been preserved in the village. St. Hovhannes Church (Fig. 1) was built in the 17th century, and underwent significant changes in the 19th century (raising the exterior walls and roofing, enriching the decoration of the portal, in connection with which a cross-ornamented slab was placed in the southern wall of the church and the year of 1868 was engraved), has been preserved. At the end of the 19th century the church functioned and had two priests.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/001-3-1-1024x683.jpg?v=1634722834" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/001-3-1-1024x683.jpg?v=1634722834 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/001-3-1-300x200.jpg?v=1634722834 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/001-3-1-768x512.jpg?v=1634722834 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/001-3-1-1536x1024.jpg?v=1634722834 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/001-3-1-2048x1365.jpg?v=1634722834 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/001-3-1-370x247.jpg?v=1634722834 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/001-3-1-272x182.jpg?v=1634722834 272w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" title="Fig. 1 The general view of the church from the south, photo by S. Danielyan, 2020." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 1 The general view of the church from the south, photo by S. Danielyan, 2020.

Architectural-compositional examination

It is a single-nave vaulted hall with a rectangular plan. It is built of local rough gray sandstone, quartz and lime mortar (Fig․ 2). The stones of the entrance facade, windows, pillars, arches and corners of the external walls are hewn. The roof is vaulted, the twin arches of the vaultt rest on pillars (Figs. 3, 4). The entrance is from the south. The illumination was done through small windows opening from the east, south and west. The altar has a semicircular composition. It has two vestries parallel to the altar from the east. Inside, the baptismal font is placed in the northern wall.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/003-4-scaled.jpg?v=1634723108" width="2560" height="1707" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/003-4-scaled.jpg?v=1634723108 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/003-4-300x200.jpg?v=1634723108 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/003-4-1024x683.jpg?v=1634723108 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/003-4-768x512.jpg?v=1634723108 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/003-4-1536x1024.jpg?v=1634723108 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/003-4-2048x1365.jpg?v=1634723108 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/003-4-370x247.jpg?v=1634723108 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/003-4-272x182.jpg?v=1634723108 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 3 The internal of the church from the west, photo by S. Danielyan, 2014." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 3 The internal of the church from the west, photo by S. Danielyan, 2014.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/002-4-scaled.jpg?v=1634723040" width="2560" height="1707" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/002-4-scaled.jpg?v=1634723040 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/002-4-300x200.jpg?v=1634723040 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/002-4-1024x683.jpg?v=1634723040 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/002-4-768x512.jpg?v=1634723040 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/002-4-1536x1024.jpg?v=1634723040 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/002-4-2048x1365.jpg?v=1634723040 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/002-4-370x247.jpg?v=1634723040 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/002-4-272x182.jpg?v=1634723040 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 2 The church from the northeast, photo by S. Danielyan, 2018." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 2 The church from the northeast, photo by S. Danielyan, 2018.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/004-4-scaled.jpg?v=1634723156" width="2560" height="1707" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/004-4-scaled.jpg?v=1634723156 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/004-4-300x200.jpg?v=1634723156 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/004-4-1024x683.jpg?v=1634723156 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/004-4-768x512.jpg?v=1634723156 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/004-4-1536x1024.jpg?v=1634723156 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/004-4-2048x1365.jpg?v=1634723156 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/004-4-370x247.jpg?v=1634723156 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/004-4-272x182.jpg?v=1634723156 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 4 The internal of the church from the east, photo by S. Danielyan, 2014." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 4 The internal of the church from the east, photo by S. Danielyan, 2014.

The most luxuriously decorated part of St. Hovhannes Church is the southern facade, in particular the portal and the cross-engraved stones embedded into its right and left sides (Fig. 5). On the right carved stone there are a pair of cross reliefs and an inscription. During the Soviet years, the ornaments and the inscription were scratched, partly the inscription “1868… ՍՐ (SR) ․․․”, which is the date of the renovation of the church is visible (Fig. 6).

During the Soviet years, the church was used as a grain warehouse, new changes were made. The entrance from the south was closed, a new entrance was opened from the eastern facade – from the altar. A hole was opened in the northern wall to empty the grain, the western window was widened from the southern facade, a large window was opened to the right of the entrance.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/005-3-scaled.jpg?v=1634723310" width="2560" height="1707" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/005-3-scaled.jpg?v=1634723310 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/005-3-300x200.jpg?v=1634723310 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/005-3-1024x683.jpg?v=1634723310 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/005-3-768x512.jpg?v=1634723310 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/005-3-1536x1024.jpg?v=1634723310 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/005-3-2048x1365.jpg?v=1634723310 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/005-3-370x247.jpg?v=1634723310 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/005-3-272x182.jpg?v=1634723310 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 5 The southern facade of the church, photo by S. Danielyan, 2014." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 5 The southern facade of the church, photo by S. Danielyan, 2014.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/006-2-1-scaled.jpg?v=1634723374" width="2560" height="1706" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/006-2-1-scaled.jpg?v=1634723374 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/006-2-1-300x200.jpg?v=1634723374 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/006-2-1-1024x682.jpg?v=1634723374 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/006-2-1-768x512.jpg?v=1634723374 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/006-2-1-1536x1024.jpg?v=1634723374 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/006-2-1-2048x1365.jpg?v=1634723374 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/006-2-1-370x247.jpg?v=1634723374 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/006-2-1-272x182.jpg?v=1634723374 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 6 The inscribed stone embedded into the southern wall, photo by S. Danielyan, 2014." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 6 The inscribed stone embedded into the southern wall, photo by S. Danielyan, 2014.

The condition before, during and after the war

The church was not damaged during the years of the first Artsakh war. Renovation works of the church launched in 2019. In particular, the belfry-rotunda was restored (Fig. 7), the old entrance was opened. The church was not damaged during the 2020 hostilities. No information is known about the monument after the war.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/007-1-1-scaled.jpg?v=1634723456" width="2560" height="1707" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/007-1-1-scaled.jpg?v=1634723456 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/007-1-1-300x200.jpg?v=1634723456 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/007-1-1-1024x683.jpg?v=1634723456 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/007-1-1-768x512.jpg?v=1634723456 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/007-1-1-1536x1024.jpg?v=1634723456 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/007-1-1-2048x1365.jpg?v=1634723456 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/007-1-1-370x247.jpg?v=1634723456 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/007-1-1-272x182.jpg?v=1634723456 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 7 The Church during renovation, photo by S. Danielyan, 2020." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 7 The Church during renovation, photo by S. Danielyan, 2020.

Bibliographic examination

Bibliographic references to the church are not known.

            Bibliography

Makar Bishop Barkhutaryants, “Artsakh”, Baku,

Мкртчян Ш. Историко-архитектурные памятники Нагорного Карабаха, Ереван, 1988․

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Կարմրակուճի սբ․ Ամենափրկիչ եկեղեցին

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Եկեղեցին գտնվում է Կարմրակուճ գյուղի մեջ, բարձրադիր կետում (նկ. 1)։

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Tr Ամենափրկիչ 13

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նկ. 1 Եկեղեցու ընդհանուր տեսքը հարավ-արևմուտքից, լուս․՝ ԿԳՄՍ նախարարության հուշարձանների շտեմարանի։

Պատմական ակնարկ

Չնայած Մակար Բարխուտարյանցի մոտ հանդիպում են եկեղեցու մասին հիշատակություններ, սակայն կառուցման տարեթիվը բացակայում է։ Մուտքի ճակտոնի կամարի կողպեք քարին փորագրված են կառուցման՝ 1844 և վերանորոգման՝ 1964 տարեթվերը ( նկ. 2)։

Ճարտարապետական-հորինվածքային նկարագրություն

Եկեղեցին միանավ սրահ է՝ կիսագլանաձև թաղով, արևելյան կիսաշրջան խորանով և կից ավանդատներով։ Կառուցված է կոպտատաշ կրաքարով ու կրշաղախով: Անկյունաքարերը, պատուհանների և դռան եզրաքարերը սրբատաշ են։ Հուշարձանի չափերն են՝ 12,8 մետր երկարություն և 7,4 մետր լայնություն (Բարխուտարեանց 1895, 70)։

Միակ մուտքը հարավային կողմից է։ Սրահը լուսավորվում է արևելյան խորանից ու արևմտյան ճակատից բացված մեկական նեղ պատուհաններով և թաղի կենտրոնում բացված վեցասյուն ռոտոնդայով պսակվող զանգակատան բացվածքից (նկ. 3)։

Եկեղեցին վերականգնվել է 2000-ական թվականներին և ծածկվել կղմինդրով:

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1.jpg?v=1640343656" width="1081" height="811" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1.jpg?v=1640343656 1081w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-300x225.jpg?v=1640343656 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1640343656 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-768x576.jpg?v=1640343656 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-370x278.jpg?v=1640343656 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px" title="նկ. 2 Եկեղեցու հարավային մուտքը, լուս․՝ ԿԳՄՍ նախարարության հուշարձանների շտեմարանի։" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

նկ. 2 Եկեղեցու հարավային մուտքը, լուս․՝ ԿԳՄՍ նախարարության հուշարձանների շտեմարանի։

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1.jpg?v=1640343697" width="1086" height="815" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1.jpg?v=1640343697 1086w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-300x225.jpg?v=1640343697 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1640343697 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-768x576.jpg?v=1640343697 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-370x278.jpg?v=1640343697 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1086px) 100vw, 1086px" title="նկ. 3 Եկեղեցու ներքնատեսքը արևմուտքից, լուս․՝ ԿԳՄՍ նախարարության հուշարձանների շտեմարանի: " alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

նկ. 3 Եկեղեցու ներքնատեսքը արևմուտքից, լուս․՝ ԿԳՄՍ նախարարության հուշարձանների շտեմարանի:

Վիճակը պատերազմից առաջ, ընթացքում և պատերազմից հետո

Պատերազմից առաջ եկեղեցին ամբողջությամբ կանգուն էր (նկ. 4)։ Ինչպես պատերազմի ընթացքի, այնպես և պատերազմից հետո հուշարձանի մասին որևէ տեղեկություն հայտնի չէ։

Մատենագրական քննություն

Եկեղեցին համեմատաբար նոր է կառուցվել, ինչի պատճառով սկզբնաղբյուրները սակավ են։ Մեր նկարագրությունը հենվում է Մակար Բարխուտարյանցի փոխանցած տեղեկությունների և Արցախի Հանրապետության ԿԳՄՍ նախարարության կողմից կազմված հուշարձանի վկայագրի ներկայացված տեղեկությունների վրա։

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1.jpg?v=1640343795" width="1084" height="812" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1.jpg?v=1640343795 1084w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-300x225.jpg?v=1640343795 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-1024x767.jpg?v=1640343795 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-768x575.jpg?v=1640343795 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-370x277.jpg?v=1640343795 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1084px) 100vw, 1084px" title="նկ. 4 Եկեղեցու ընդհանուր տեսքը հյուսիս-արևելքից, լուս․՝ ԿԳՄՍ նախարարության հուշարձանների շտեմարանի: " alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

նկ. 4 Եկեղեցու ընդհանուր տեսքը հյուսիս-արևելքից, լուս․՝ ԿԳՄՍ նախարարության հուշարձանների շտեմարանի:

Գրականություն

Բարխուտարեանց 1895 – Բարխուտարեանց Մ․, Արցախ, Բագու, Արօր:

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Церковь Сурб Аменапркич села Кармракуч

Локализация

Церковь находится на возвышенности рядом с селом Кармракуч (рис. 1).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Tr-Ամենափրկիչ-13.jpg?v=1640343471" width="1357" height="657" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Tr-Ամենափրկիչ-13.jpg?v=1640343471 1357w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Tr-Ամենափրկիչ-13-300x145.jpg?v=1640343471 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Tr-Ամենափրկիչ-13-1024x496.jpg?v=1640343471 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Tr-Ամենափրկիչ-13-768x372.jpg?v=1640343471 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Tr-Ամենափրկիչ-13-370x179.jpg?v=1640343471 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1357px) 100vw, 1357px" title="Tr Ամենափրկիչ 13" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Tr Ամենափրկիչ 13

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-768x601.jpg?v=1640343505" width="768" height="601" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-768x601.jpg?v=1640343505 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-300x235.jpg?v=1640343505 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-1024x802.jpg?v=1640343505 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-370x290.jpg?v=1640343505 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1.jpg?v=1640343505 1176w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" title="Рис. 1 Общий вид церкви с юго-запада, фото из каталога МОНКС республики Арцах." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 1 Общий вид церкви с юго-запада, фото из каталога МОНКС республики Арцах.

Исторический очерк

Несмотря на то, что мы встречаем упоминания о церкви у Макара Бархударянца, информации о дате ее строительства нет. На замковом камне фронтона вырезаны две даты: 1844 – как год строительства и 1964 год – как год реконструкции (рис. 2).

Архитектурно-композиционное описание

Церковь представляет собой однонефный зал с полуцилиндрическим сводом с полукруглой абсидой и двумя ризницами в восточной части. Сооружена из грубообработанного известняка на известковом растворе. Угловые камни, обрамления оконных и дверного проемов тесаные и обработанные. Размеры церкви: длина – 12,8м, ширина – 7,4м (Бархударянц 1895, 70).

Единственный вход открыт в южной стене. Зал освещается благодаря двум узким окнам, расположенным в восточной абсиде и западной стене, а также колокольне, возвышающейся в центре свода и увенчанной открытой ротондой из шести колонн (рис. 3).

Церковь была отремонтирована в 2000-ые годы и была покрыта черепицей.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1.jpg?v=1640343656" width="1081" height="811" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1.jpg?v=1640343656 1081w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-300x225.jpg?v=1640343656 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1640343656 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-768x576.jpg?v=1640343656 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-370x278.jpg?v=1640343656 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px" title="Рис. 2 Южный вход в церковь, фото из каталога МОНКС республики Арцах." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 2 Южный вход в церковь, фото из каталога МОНКС республики Арцах.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1.jpg?v=1640343697" width="1086" height="815" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1.jpg?v=1640343697 1086w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-300x225.jpg?v=1640343697 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1640343697 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-768x576.jpg?v=1640343697 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-370x278.jpg?v=1640343697 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1086px) 100vw, 1086px" title="Рис. 3 Внутренний вид церкви с запада, фото из каталога МОНКС республики Арцах." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 3 Внутренний вид церкви с запада, фото из каталога МОНКС республики Арцах.

Состояние до, во время и после войны

До войны церковь была цела (рис. 4). О состоянии памятника как в период войны, так и после нее никакой информации нет.

Анализ письменных источников

Церковь – относительно недавняя постройка, посему письменных упоминаний о ней мало. Наши описания основаны на сведениях Макара Бархударянца и данных паспорта памятника, предоставленных МОНКС Республики Арцах.

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Рис. 4 Общий вид церкви с северо-востока, фото из каталога МОНКС республики Арцах.

Литература

Бархударянц 1895 – Бархударянц М., Арцах, Изд. «Арор», Баку (на арм.яз).

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Location

The church is located in Tyak village of Hadrut region. Tyak, which has the status of a state reserve since 2017, is one of the settlements where the folk architecture of the 18th-19th centuries has been preserved.

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Historical overview

 The church was built in the 19th century (Barkhutaryants 1895, 66). The historical cemetery of the village is located in the vicinity.

Architectural-compositional description

The monument is a single-nave basilica, built of local rough light brown and gray stones, the frames of the windows, the portal and the cornerstones are made of hewn limestone. The entrance lintel opening to the southern wall is decorated with a knobby arcade typical of the Artsakh churches of the 18th-19th centuries. There are also two windows placed in this wall.

The roof used to be originally tiled. It was replaced with slate during the Soviet years.

The condition before, during and after the war

Before the war the church was completely standing. It was completely restored during 2019-2020 (Fig. 2). No information is known about the monument either during or after the war.

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Fig. 1 The external view of the church from the west before the restoration, photo from the certificate of the RA MESCS.

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Fig. 2 The general view of the church from the northwest after restoration, photo by Gayane Budaghyan.

Bibliographic examination

The monument is a relatively new structure. Our description is based on the information provided by Makar Barkhutaryants and the data on the monument certificate issued by the MESCS of the Artsakh Republic.

Bibliography

Barkhutaryants 1895 – Barkhutaryants M., Artsakh, Baku, Aror.

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Location

St. Astvatsatsin Church is located in Arevashat (Dolanlar) village of Hadrut region of Artsakh. It is in the old district of Arevashat, on the eastern edge of the village (Fig. 1). In the result of the 2020 war, Arevashat as well as the whole region of Hadrut are occupied by Azerbaijan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Surb-Astvatsatsin.jpg?v=1634291293" width="1354" height="602" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Surb-Astvatsatsin.jpg?v=1634291293 1354w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Surb-Astvatsatsin-300x133.jpg?v=1634291293 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Surb-Astvatsatsin-1024x455.jpg?v=1634291293 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Surb-Astvatsatsin-768x341.jpg?v=1634291293 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Surb-Astvatsatsin-370x165.jpg?v=1634291293 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1354px) 100vw, 1354px" title="Surb Astvatsatsin" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/001-2-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1634291345" width="1024" height="768" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/001-2-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1634291345 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/001-2-1-300x225.jpg?v=1634291345 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/001-2-1-768x576.jpg?v=1634291345 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/001-2-1-370x277.jpg?v=1634291345 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/001-2-1.jpg?v=1634291345 1187w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" title="Fig. 1 The general view of the church from the southwest. Photo from the Database of the Department for the Protection of Monuments of the RA MESCS." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 1 The general view of the church from the southwest. Photo from the Database of the Department for the Protection of Monuments of the RA MESCS.

Architectural-compositional description

St. Astvatsatsin Church was built at the beginning of the 20th century. It is a three-nave building with a rectangular plan (Fig. 2). It was built of local rough stones, yellowish limestone and lime mortar. The walls of the interior are plastered. Only the external cornerstones of the doors and windows are hewn.

The semicircular altar is on the eastern side. The dome of the altar used to be vaulted, but was not preserved. There are vestries parallel to the altar. The ceiling was timbered, the heaviness of the roof was borne by the wooden pillars. The roof used to be glazed and tiled, which was later replaced with metal sheet. Neither the roof nor the columns have been preserved. The church was destroyed in the years of the First Artsakh War as a result of Operation Ring, during the Azerbaijani occupation of the village (1991-1993), in the result of which not only the church was burned and destroyed (Figs. 3, 4), but also the whole village, the cemetery and almost all the monuments of the area.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/003-3.jpg?v=1634291454" width="960" height="720" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/003-3.jpg?v=1634291454 960w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/003-3-300x225.jpg?v=1634291454 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/003-3-768x576.jpg?v=1634291454 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/003-3-370x278.jpg?v=1634291454 370w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" title="Fig. 3 The church from the southwest, photo by V. Badalyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 3 The church from the southwest, photo by V. Badalyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/002-3.jpg?v=1634291414" width="960" height="720" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/002-3.jpg?v=1634291414 960w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/002-3-300x225.jpg?v=1634291414 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/002-3-768x576.jpg?v=1634291414 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/002-3-370x278.jpg?v=1634291414 370w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" title="Fig. 2 The interior of the church from the west, photo by V. Badalyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 2 The interior of the church from the west, photo by V. Badalyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/004-3.jpg?v=1634291543" width="1086" height="814" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/004-3.jpg?v=1634291543 1086w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/004-3-300x225.jpg?v=1634291543 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/004-3-1024x768.jpg?v=1634291543 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/004-3-768x576.jpg?v=1634291543 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/004-3-370x277.jpg?v=1634291543 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1086px) 100vw, 1086px" title="Fig. 4 The interior of the church and the ruined western window. Photo from the Database of the Department for the Protection of Monuments of the RA MESCS." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 4 The interior of the church and the ruined western window. Photo from the Database of the Department for the Protection of Monuments of the RA MESCS.

The church has one entrance, opened from the southern facade (Fig. 5). The right and left segments of the entrance are decorated with beautifully sculptured pilaster capitals (Figs. 6, 7). The illumination was provided through one large window on the western facade, three large windows on the southern facade and from the east through one small window of the altar and twin vestries.

During the Soviet years, the church served for economic purposes, was turned into a warehouse and underwent certain annexes.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/006-1.jpg?v=1634291667" width="960" height="720" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/006-1.jpg?v=1634291667 960w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/006-1-300x225.jpg?v=1634291667 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/006-1-768x576.jpg?v=1634291667 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/006-1-370x278.jpg?v=1634291667 370w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" title="Fig. 6 The left-side pilaster capital of the entrance, photo by V. Badalyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 6 The left-side pilaster capital of the entrance, photo by V. Badalyan.

The condition before and after the war

The monument was not damaged during the 2020 hostilities. No information is known about the monument after the occupation of the region.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/005-2-1.jpg?v=1634291629" width="1085" height="813" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/005-2-1.jpg?v=1634291629 1085w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/005-2-1-300x225.jpg?v=1634291629 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/005-2-1-1024x767.jpg?v=1634291629 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/005-2-1-768x575.jpg?v=1634291629 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/005-2-1-370x277.jpg?v=1634291629 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1085px) 100vw, 1085px" title="Fig. 5 The church entrance. Photo from the Database of the Department for the Protection of Monuments of the RA MESCS." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 5 The church entrance. Photo from the Database of the Department for the Protection of Monuments of the RA MESCS.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/007-1.jpg?v=1634308974" width="683" height="512" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/007-1.jpg?v=1634308974 683w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/007-1-300x225.jpg?v=1634308974 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/007-1-370x277.jpg?v=1634308974 370w" sizes="(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px" title="Fig. 7 The right-side pilaster capital of the entrance, photo by V. Badalyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 7 The right-side pilaster capital of the entrance, photo by V. Badalyan.

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Location

The church is located in Tzor village of Hadrut region of the Artsakh Republic (Mkrtchyan 1985, 132). The village is located at the southern foot of the historic Tzoraberd fortress (Barkhutaryants 1895, 43).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Tsor-Amenaprkich.jpg?v=1636966261" width="1354" height="637" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Tsor-Amenaprkich.jpg?v=1636966261 1354w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Tsor-Amenaprkich-300x141.jpg?v=1636966261 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Tsor-Amenaprkich-1024x482.jpg?v=1636966261 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Tsor-Amenaprkich-768x361.jpg?v=1636966261 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Tsor-Amenaprkich-370x174.jpg?v=1636966261 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1354px) 100vw, 1354px" title="Tsor Amenaprkich" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Historical overview

There is no historical data about the church. Its brief description is given by Makar Barkhudaryants: “…Amenaprkich Church, built on four pillars, marvelous and beautiful, its people-facing facade of the bema is delicately decorated, the length is 22 m, the width is 12 m 35 cm, externally on the front stone of the door: “In memory of the year of 400… a priest…” (Barkhutaryants 1895, 43).

Architectural-compositional description

St. Amenaprkich Church of Tzor is located in the central part of the village (Fig. 1). The building is a three-nave basilica with four pillars, a semicircular high altar and adjacent vestries (Fig. 2). It is built of local rough stone, has small windows. The only entrance to the church is from the south (Fig. 3). One line of illegible inscription has been preserved on the lintel (cf. CAE 1982, 186). Based on the compositional, architectural solutions of the church, it dates back to the 18th-19th centuries (Mkrtchyan 1985, 132). Internally the church is vaulted (Fig. 4), its only decoration is the rich sculptured area under the bema (Fig. 5), where the name Giriqor is read from top to bottom (CAE 1982, 187).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/003-11.jpg?v=1636964994" width="1096" height="823" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/003-11.jpg?v=1636964994 1096w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/003-11-300x225.jpg?v=1636964994 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/003-11-1024x769.jpg?v=1636964994 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/003-11-768x577.jpg?v=1636964994 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/003-11-370x278.jpg?v=1636964994 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1096px) 100vw, 1096px" title="Fig. 3 The lintel of the church, photo by S. Danielyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 3 The lintel of the church, photo by S. Danielyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/004-9.jpg?v=1636965018" width="1093" height="821" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/004-9.jpg?v=1636965018 1093w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/004-9-300x225.jpg?v=1636965018 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/004-9-1024x769.jpg?v=1636965018 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/004-9-768x577.jpg?v=1636965018 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/004-9-370x278.jpg?v=1636965018 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1093px) 100vw, 1093px" title="Fig. 4 The interior of the church, photo by S. Danielyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 4 The interior of the church, photo by S. Danielyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/001-10-768x576.jpg?v=1636964940" width="768" height="576" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/001-10-768x576.jpg?v=1636964940 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/001-10-300x225.jpg?v=1636964940 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/001-10-1024x768.jpg?v=1636964940 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/001-10-370x278.jpg?v=1636964940 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/001-10.jpg?v=1636964940 1085w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" title="Fig. 1 The general view of the church from the south, photo by S. Danielyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 1 The general view of the church from the south, photo by S. Danielyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-15-11-21-12-23.jpeg?v=1636964966" width="1170" height="854" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-15-11-21-12-23.jpeg?v=1636964966 1170w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-15-11-21-12-23-300x219.jpeg?v=1636964966 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-15-11-21-12-23-1024x747.jpeg?v=1636964966 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-15-11-21-12-23-768x561.jpeg?v=1636964966 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-15-11-21-12-23-370x270.jpeg?v=1636964966 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px" title="Fig. 2 The church plan, Мкртчян Ш., Историко-архитектурные памятники Нагорного Карабаха, p. 108." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 2 The church plan, Мкртчян Ш., Историко-архитектурные памятники Нагорного Карабаха, p. 108.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/005-8.jpg?v=1636965043" width="1088" height="816" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/005-8.jpg?v=1636965043 1088w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/005-8-300x225.jpg?v=1636965043 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/005-8-1024x768.jpg?v=1636965043 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/005-8-768x576.jpg?v=1636965043 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/005-8-370x278.jpg?v=1636965043 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1088px) 100vw, 1088px" title="Fig. 5 The sculptured segment of the church bema, photo by S. Danielyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 5 The sculptured segment of the church bema, photo by S. Danielyan.

The condition before and after the war

During the Soviet years, the church area was used for economic purposes, some windows were widened (Fig. 6). In 2016-2020, the church was renovated by benefactors of Tsor origin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TeU08kxzFU, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmTojWJU9Ns).

The church was not damaged during the Artsakh wars, it is now located in the Hadrut region occupied by Azerbaijan and there is no information about its further destiny.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/006-8-768x576.jpg?v=1636965157" width="768" height="576" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/006-8-768x576.jpg?v=1636965157 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/006-8-300x225.jpg?v=1636965157 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/006-8-1024x769.jpg?v=1636965157 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/006-8-370x278.jpg?v=1636965157 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/006-8.jpg?v=1636965157 1175w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" title="Fig. 6 The eastern facade of the church, photo by S. Danielyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 6 The eastern facade of the church, photo by S. Danielyan.

Bibliography

Barkhutaryants 1895 – Barkhutaryants M., Artsakh, Baku.

CAE 1982 – Corpus of Armenian Epigraphy, issue 5, Artsakh, Yerevan.

Mkrtchyan 1985 – Mkrtchyan Sh., Historical and architectural monuments of Nagorno Karabakh, Yerevan.

Мкртчян Ш., Историко-архитектурные памятники Нагорного Карабаха, Ереван, 1988.

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Location

Berkni village, which is part of Kovsakan (Zangelan) settlement, is located in Kashatagh region of the Artsakh Republic, 110 km south of Berdzor, 1 km away from the RA border. There is a single-nave basilica-type church 0.9 km away from the village on the left side of the Tsav River (Figs. 1, 2).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Berkni-church.jpg?v=1639427731" width="1348" height="535" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Berkni-church.jpg?v=1639427731 1348w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Berkni-church-300x119.jpg?v=1639427731 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Berkni-church-1024x406.jpg?v=1639427731 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Berkni-church-768x305.jpg?v=1639427731 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Berkni-church-370x147.jpg?v=1639427731 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1348px) 100vw, 1348px" title="Berkni church" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-15-768x576.jpg?v=1639381643" width="768" height="576" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-15-768x576.jpg?v=1639381643 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-15-300x225.jpg?v=1639381643 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-15-370x278.jpg?v=1639381643 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-15.jpg?v=1639381643 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" title="Fig. 1 The view of the church of Berkni from the southwest, photo by Z. Rkoyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 1 The view of the church of Berkni from the southwest, photo by Z. Rkoyan.

Historical overview

There exist no bibliographic data and records about the church. Based on architectural-compositional solutions and the stylistics of the existing cross images, the church dates back to the 17th century.

Architectural-compositional examination

The church of Berkni is built of local rough stone and lime mortar. It used to be plastered inwardly. The structure is a single-nave, vaulted basilica with an accentuated arched altar and a pair of rectangular vestries on the eastern side, with the external dimensions of 14.50x9.10 meters (Karapetyan 2001, 196, Fig. 3). The semi-cylindrical vault rests on double-span arches adjacent to the walls and is fixed by an arch rising on the pilasters attached to the northern and southern walls (Fig. 4). The only entrance is from the southern side. The church has five windows, three of which open on the eastern wall (one on the high altar and two on the segments of vestries), one on the southern wall and one on the western wall. There are window-niches on the right and left sides of the altar. The baptismal font is located in the niche of the northern wall. Khachkars are embedded into the walls (Fig. 5). The cemetery of the settlement is located near the building. There are simple tombstones here, some of which bear cross reliefs. Remains of a small structure can be observed in the centre of the cemetery (Rkoyan 2015). One of the khachkars is dated to the 11th century (Fig. 6).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-18.jpg?v=1639381780" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-18.jpg?v=1639381780 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-18-300x200.jpg?v=1639381780 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-18-768x512.jpg?v=1639381780 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-18-370x247.jpg?v=1639381780 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-18-272x182.jpg?v=1639381780 272w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" title="Fig. 4 The western side of the church of Berkni, photo by Z. Rkoyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 4 The western side of the church of Berkni, photo by Z. Rkoyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/006-16-768x512.jpg?v=1639381851" width="768" height="512" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/006-16-768x512.jpg?v=1639381851 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/006-16-300x200.jpg?v=1639381851 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/006-16-370x247.jpg?v=1639381851 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/006-16-272x182.jpg?v=1639381851 272w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/006-16.jpg?v=1639381851 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" title="Fig. 6 11th-century khachkar from the territory of Berkni cemetery, photo by Z. Rkoyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 6 11th-century khachkar from the territory of Berkni cemetery, photo by Z. Rkoyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-17.jpg?v=1639381698" width="1536" height="2048" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-17.jpg?v=1639381698 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-17-225x300.jpg?v=1639381698 225w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-17-768x1024.jpg?v=1639381698 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-17-1152x1536.jpg?v=1639381698 1152w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-17-278x370.jpg?v=1639381698 278w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" title="Fig. 2 The eastern side of the church of Berkni, photo source: from “Artsakh Monuments” Facebook page." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 2 The eastern side of the church of Berkni, photo source: from “Artsakh Monuments” Facebook page.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-16.jpg?v=1639381757" width="863" height="627" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-16.jpg?v=1639381757 863w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-16-300x218.jpg?v=1639381757 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-16-768x558.jpg?v=1639381757 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-16-370x269.jpg?v=1639381757 370w" sizes="(max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px" title="Fig. 3 The plan of the church of Berkni, S. Karapetyan, Armenian cultural monuments in the region of Karabakh, p. 196." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 3 The plan of the church of Berkni, S. Karapetyan, Armenian cultural monuments in the region of Karabakh, p. 196.

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Fig. 5 Khachkar embedded into the wall of the church of Berkni, photo by Z. Rkoyan.

The condition before, during and after the war

The church of Berkni was not subjected to changes before or after the war.

Bibliographic examination

Researcher S. Karapetyan in his book “Armenian cultural monuments in the region of             Karabakh” describes the village and the church but does not mention the cemetery      (Karapetyan 2001, 195).

Bibliography

Karapetyan 2001 – Karapetyan S., Armenian cultural monuments in the region of Karabakh, Yerevan.

Rkoyan 2015 – Rkoyan Z․, In Berkni, “Meran” official newspaper of Kashatagh region of NKR, https://www.facebook.com/844532158912432/posts/945267162172264/ (31.10.2021-20:12).

Location Berkni village, which is part of Kovsakan (Zangelan) settlement, is located in Kashatagh region of the Artsakh Republic, 110 km south of Berdzor, 1 km away from the RA border. There is a single-nave basilica-type church 0.9 km away from the village on the left side of the Tsav River (Figs. 1, 2). Historical overview There exist no bibliographic data and records about the church. Based on architectural-compositional solutions and the stylistics of the existing cross images, the church dates back to the 17th century. Architectural-compositional examination The church of Berkni is built of local rough stone and lime mortar. It used to be plastered inwardly. The structure is a single-nave, vaulted basilica with an accentuated arched altar and a pair of rectangular vestries on the eastern side, with the external dimensions of 14.50×9.10 meters (Karapetyan 2001, 196, Fig. 3). The semi-cylindrical vault rests on double-span arches adjacent to the walls and is fixed by an arch rising on the pilasters attached to the northern and southern walls (Fig. 4). The only entrance is from the southern side. The church has five windows, three of which open on the eastern wall (one on the high altar and two on the segments of vestries), one on the southern wall and one on the western wall. There are window-niches on the right and left sides of the altar. The baptismal font is located in the niche of the northern wall. Khachkars are embedded into the walls (Fig. 5). The cemetery of the settlement is located near the building. There are simple tombstones here, some of which bear cross reliefs. Remains of a small structure can be observed in the centre of the cemetery (Rkoyan 2015). One of the khachkars is dated to the 11th century (Fig. 6). The condition before, during and after the war The church of Berkni was not subjected to changes before or after the war. Bibliographic examination Researcher S. Karapetyan in his book “Armenian cultural monuments in the region of             Karabakh” describes the village and the church but does not mention the cemetery      (Karapetyan 2001, 195).

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Location

The church is located in Karmrakutch village, at an elevated point (Fig. 1).

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Tr Ամենափրկիչ 13

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-768x601.jpg?v=1640343505" width="768" height="601" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-768x601.jpg?v=1640343505 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-300x235.jpg?v=1640343505 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-1024x802.jpg?v=1640343505 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-370x290.jpg?v=1640343505 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1.jpg?v=1640343505 1176w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" title="Fig. 1 The general view of the church from the southwest: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 1 The general view of the church from the southwest: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS.

Historical overview

Although Makar Barkhutaryants brings references on the church, the year of construction is missing. The dates of construction (1844) and renovation (1964) are engraved on the arch lock stone of the entrance facade (Fig. 2).

Architectural-compositional description

The church is a single-nave hall with a semi-cylindrical vault, an eastern semicircular altar and adjacent vestries. It is built of rough limestone and lime mortar. The cornerstones, windows and door sills are hewn. The dimensions of the monument are 12.8 m long and 7.4 m wide (Barkhutaryants 1895, 70).

The only entrance is from the southern side. The hall is illuminated through narrow windows from the eastern altar and the western facade and the opening of the belfry crowned with a six-column rotunda in the center of the vault (Fig. 3).

The church was restored in the 2000s and covered with tiles.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1.jpg?v=1640343656" width="1081" height="811" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1.jpg?v=1640343656 1081w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-300x225.jpg?v=1640343656 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1640343656 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-768x576.jpg?v=1640343656 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-370x278.jpg?v=1640343656 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px" title="Fig. 2 The southern entrance of the church: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS. " alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 2 The southern entrance of the church: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1.jpg?v=1640343697" width="1086" height="815" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1.jpg?v=1640343697 1086w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-300x225.jpg?v=1640343697 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1640343697 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-768x576.jpg?v=1640343697 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-370x278.jpg?v=1640343697 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1086px) 100vw, 1086px" title="Fig. 3 The interior of the church from the west: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS. " alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 3 The interior of the church from the west: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS.

The condition before, during and after the war

Before the war the church was completely standing. No information is known about the monument either during or after the war.

Bibliographic examination

The church is relatively newly built, which is why the primary sources are scarce. Our description is based on the data provided by Makar Barkhutaryants and the information handled by the monument certificate drawn up by the MESCS of the Artsakh Republic.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1.jpg?v=1640343795" width="1084" height="812" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1.jpg?v=1640343795 1084w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-300x225.jpg?v=1640343795 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-1024x767.jpg?v=1640343795 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-768x575.jpg?v=1640343795 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-370x277.jpg?v=1640343795 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1084px) 100vw, 1084px" title="Fig. 4 The general view of the church from the northeast: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS. " alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 4 The general view of the church from the northeast: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS.

Bibliography

Barkhutaryants 1895 – Barkhutaryants M., Artsakh, Baku, Aror.

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