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Location

Vakunis village is located in Kashatagh region of the Artsakh Republic, 46 km north of Berdzor, on the bank of the Shalva tributary of the Hakari River. The 17th century church is located in the central part of the village (Figs․ 1, 2).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Vakunis.jpg?v=1622641268" width="1358" height="1358" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Vakunis.jpg?v=1622641268 1358w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Vakunis-300x300.jpg?v=1622641268 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Vakunis-1024x1024.jpg?v=1622641268 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Vakunis-150x150.jpg?v=1622641268 150w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Vakunis-768x768.jpg?v=1622641268 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Vakunis-370x370.jpg?v=1622641268 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1358px) 100vw, 1358px" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-8-scaled.jpg?v=1622639430" width="2560" height="1702" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-8-scaled.jpg?v=1622639430 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-8-300x199.jpg?v=1622639430 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-8-1024x681.jpg?v=1622639430 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-8-768x511.jpg?v=1622639430 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-8-1536x1021.jpg?v=1622639430 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-8-2048x1362.jpg?v=1622639430 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-8-370x246.jpg?v=1622639430 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-8-272x182.jpg?v=1622639430 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 1 The view of the church of Vakunis from the south-west, photo by H. Abrahamyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 1 The view of the church of Vakunis from the south-west, photo by H. Abrahamyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-7-scaled.jpg?v=1622639516" width="2560" height="1702" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-7-scaled.jpg?v=1622639516 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-7-300x199.jpg?v=1622639516 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-7-1024x681.jpg?v=1622639516 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-7-768x511.jpg?v=1622639516 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-7-1536x1021.jpg?v=1622639516 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-7-2048x1362.jpg?v=1622639516 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-7-370x246.jpg?v=1622639516 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-7-272x182.jpg?v=1622639516 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 2 The view of the church of Vakunis from the south-east, photo by H. Abrahamyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 2 The view of the church of Vakunis from the south-east, photo by H. Abrahamyan.

Historical overview

No historical data is known on the church of Vakunis. Based on the architectural-compositional solutions and the embedded khachkars and gravestones, the church is a 17th century structure. From the second half of the 18th century, the locally established Kurds used the building for economic purposes.

Architectural-compositional examination

The church is built of local raw stones and lime mortar. The structure on the eastern side is a single-nave basilica with a rectangular altar and a pair of vestries (Fig. 3), with external dimensions of 11-70x8-20 meters (Karapetyan 2001, 164, Fig. 4).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-7-scaled.jpg?v=1622640146" width="2560" height="1702" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-7-scaled.jpg?v=1622640146 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-7-300x199.jpg?v=1622640146 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-7-1024x681.jpg?v=1622640146 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-7-768x511.jpg?v=1622640146 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-7-1536x1021.jpg?v=1622640146 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-7-2048x1362.jpg?v=1622640146 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-7-370x246.jpg?v=1622640146 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-7-272x182.jpg?v=1622640146 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 3 The view of the church of Vakunis, photo by H. Abrahamyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 3 The view of the church of Vakunis, photo by H. Abrahamyan.

The semi-cylindrical vault (it is completely absent) was reinforced with an arch rising on both columns attached to the northern and southern walls. The only entrance is from the west, it is sagittal, bordered by old khachkars and gravestones (Figs. 5, 6). On the northern wall, near the vestry, there is an inbuilt sagittal baptismal font. Khachkars and gravestones were also used to decorate the entrances of the vestries. The church has three windows that open onto the eastern walls of the main altar and the vestries.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-3-1-scaled.jpg?v=1622640284" width="1702" height="2560" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-3-1-scaled.jpg?v=1622640284 1702w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-3-1-199x300.jpg?v=1622640284 199w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-3-1-681x1024.jpg?v=1622640284 681w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-3-1-768x1155.jpg?v=1622640284 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-3-1-1021x1536.jpg?v=1622640284 1021w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-3-1-1362x2048.jpg?v=1622640284 1362w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/006-3-1-246x370.jpg?v=1622640284 246w" sizes="(max-width: 1702px) 100vw, 1702px" title="Fig. 6 The gravestone used as the left cornerstone of the entrance of the church of Vakunis, photo by H. Abrahamyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 6 The gravestone used as the left cornerstone of the entrance of the church of Vakunis, photo by H. Abrahamyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004.png?v=1622640085" width="700" height="621" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004.png?v=1622640085 700w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-300x266.png?v=1622640085 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-370x328.png?v=1622640085 370w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" title="Fig. 4 The plan of the church of Vakunis, S. Karapetyan, Armenian cultural monuments in the region of Karabakh, p. 164." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 4 The plan of the church of Vakunis, S. Karapetyan, Armenian cultural monuments in the region of Karabakh, p. 164.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-7-scaled.jpg?v=1622640326" width="1702" height="2560" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-7-scaled.jpg?v=1622640326 1702w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-7-199x300.jpg?v=1622640326 199w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-7-681x1024.jpg?v=1622640326 681w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-7-768x1155.jpg?v=1622640326 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-7-1021x1536.jpg?v=1622640326 1021w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-7-1362x2048.jpg?v=1622640326 1362w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-7-246x370.jpg?v=1622640326 246w" sizes="(max-width: 1702px) 100vw, 1702px" title="Fig. 5 The entrance of the church of Vakunis, photo by H. Abrahamyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 5 The entrance of the church of Vakunis, photo by H. Abrahamyan.

Numerous khachkars and gravestones of the 13th-17th centuries were used in the walls (Figs. 7, 8), three of which have inscriptions (Karapetyan 2001, 165). Traces of an older structure built of hewn stones have been preserved from the western side of the church. A contemporary cemetery used to be spread around the building, from which several gravestones have been preserved.

The condition before, during and after the war

The church of Vakunis was not subjected to any other changes before the war, except for the filled soil taken out of the building.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-1-scaled.jpg?v=1622640495" width="2560" height="1702" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-1-scaled.jpg?v=1622640495 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-1-300x199.jpg?v=1622640495 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-1-1024x681.jpg?v=1622640495 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-1-768x511.jpg?v=1622640495 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-1-1536x1021.jpg?v=1622640495 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-1-2048x1362.jpg?v=1622640495 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-1-370x246.jpg?v=1622640495 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-1-272x182.jpg?v=1622640495 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 7 The gravestone used as an entrance lintel of the southern vestry of the church of Vakunis, photo by H. Abrahamyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 7 The gravestone used as an entrance lintel of the southern vestry of the church of Vakunis, photo by H. Abrahamyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-1-1-scaled.jpg?v=1622640455" width="2560" height="1702" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-1-1-scaled.jpg?v=1622640455 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-1-1-300x199.jpg?v=1622640455 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-1-1-1024x681.jpg?v=1622640455 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-1-1-768x511.jpg?v=1622640455 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-1-1-1536x1021.jpg?v=1622640455 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-1-1-2048x1362.jpg?v=1622640455 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-1-1-370x246.jpg?v=1622640455 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/008-1-1-272x182.jpg?v=1622640455 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 8 From the khachkars used in the walls of the church of Vakunis, photo by H. Abrahamyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 8 From the khachkars used in the walls of the church of Vakunis, photo by H. Abrahamyan.

Bibliographic examination

In his book “Armenian cultural monuments in the region of Karabakh”, researcher S. Karapetyan calls Vakunis village as Bchants and identifies it with the village mentioned in the inscription (dated to 1214) of the cathedral church of Dadivank (Karapetyan 2001, 165).

Bibliography

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

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Զորախաչ եկեղեցին

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Տեղադրություն

Զորախաչի եկեղեցին գտնվում է Արցախի Հանրապետության Քաշաթաղի շրջանում (այժմ Ադրբեջանի վերահսկողության տակ), Բերձորից 52 կիլոմետր հյուսիս, Հակարի գետի Շալվա վտակի ձախակողմյան հատվածում, Արախիշ գյուղի տարածքում (նկ․ 1)։ Այստեղ պահպանվել են եկեղեցին, միջնադարյան գյուղատեղու և գերեզմանոցի հետքերը: Հուշարձանի մասին մատենագրական տեղեկություններ չկան: Դատելով եկեղեցու ճարտարապետակաան լուծումներից, պատերի մեջ ագուցված տապանաքարերից (նկ․ 2), եկեղեցին 17-18-րդ դարերի կառույց է:

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Zorakhach-curch-e1624829916993.jpg?v=1623419161" width="1358" height="625" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Zorakhach-curch-e1624829916993.jpg?v=1623419161 1358w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Zorakhach-curch-e1624829916993-300x138.jpg?v=1623419161 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Zorakhach-curch-e1624829916993-1024x471.jpg?v=1623419161 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Zorakhach-curch-e1624829916993-768x353.jpg?v=1623419161 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Zorakhach-curch-e1624829916993-370x170.jpg?v=1623419161 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1358px) 100vw, 1358px" title="Zorakhach curch" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-2-scaled.jpg?v=1623451767" width="2560" height="1702" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-2-scaled.jpg?v=1623451767 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-2-300x199.jpg?v=1623451767 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-2-1024x681.jpg?v=1623451767 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-2-768x511.jpg?v=1623451767 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-2-1536x1021.jpg?v=1623451767 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-2-2048x1362.jpg?v=1623451767 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-2-370x246.jpg?v=1623451767 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-2-272x182.jpg?v=1623451767 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Նկ․ 1 Զորախաչ եկեղեցու տեսքը հյուսիս-արևմուտքից, լուս. Տ․ Դալալեանի։" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Նկ․ 1 Զորախաչ եկեղեցու տեսքը հյուսիս-արևմուտքից, լուս. Տ․ Դալալեանի։

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-scaled.jpg?v=1623409956" width="2560" height="1702" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-scaled.jpg?v=1623409956 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-300x199.jpg?v=1623409956 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-1024x681.jpg?v=1623409956 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-768x511.jpg?v=1623409956 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-1536x1021.jpg?v=1623409956 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-2048x1362.jpg?v=1623409956 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-370x246.jpg?v=1623409956 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-272x182.jpg?v=1623409956 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Նկ․ 2 Զորախաչ եկեղեցին արևելքից, լուս. Հ․ Աբրահամյանի։" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Նկ․ 2 Զորախաչ եկեղեցին արևելքից, լուս. Հ․ Աբրահամյանի։

Ճարտարապետական-հորինվածքային քննություն

Եկեղեցին կառուցված է տեղական անմշակ քարով, կրաշաղախով, ներսի կողմից սվաղապատ է։ Օգտագործվել են նաև 16-17-րդ դարերի տապանքարեր, այլ եկեղեցուց վերցված սրբատաշ սալեր: Կառույցը արևելյան կողմում երկարավուն խորանով միանավ բազիլիկ է, որին հարավից և հյուսիսից կցված են մեկական ավանդատներ, որոնցից պահպանվել են միայն բուն կառույցին կից քարերը։ Ավանդատների մուտքերը բացված են դեպի խորան։ Եկեղեցին ունի 9,6 մետր երկարություն և 5,2 մետր լայնություն (ավանդատներով՝ 10,7 մետր), պատերի հաստությունը միջինում 1 մետր է (Կարապետյան 1999, 168, նկ․ 3)։ Կառույցն ունի կիսաշրջանաձև թաղ և երկթեք տանիք։

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Նկ․ 3 Զորախաչ եկեղեցու հատակագիծը, Ս. Կարապետյան, Հայ մշակույթի հուշարձանները Խորհրդային Ադրբեջանին բռնակցված շրջաններում, էջ 168։

Եկեղեցին ունի երկու մուտք հյուսիսային և հարավային կողմերից, որոնցից վերջինս հետագայում վերաշարվել և փակվել է։ Արևելյան և արևմտյան կողմերից բացված երկու լուսամուտները ոճավորմամբ իրարից տարբերվում են. հավանական է, որ դրանց սրբատաշ շրջանակները վերցվել են ավելի վաղ կառույցից (նկ․ 4, 5)։

Զորախաչի եկեղեցում վերաօգտագործված քարերի մեջ առկա է նաև մեկ հնգատող նվիրատվական արձանագրության հատված (Կարապետյան 1999, 168), որն իր ժամանակագրությամբ և բովանդակությամբ կապ չունի այս եկեղեցու հետ։

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-1-scaled.jpg?v=1623452128" width="2560" height="2408" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-1-scaled.jpg?v=1623452128 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-1-300x282.jpg?v=1623452128 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-1-1024x963.jpg?v=1623452128 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-1-768x722.jpg?v=1623452128 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-1-1536x1445.jpg?v=1623452128 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-1-2048x1927.jpg?v=1623452128 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-1-370x348.jpg?v=1623452128 370w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Նկ․ 4 Զորախաչ եկեղեցու արևմտյան պատի պատուհանը, լուս. Հ․ Աբրահամյանի։  " alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Նկ․ 4 Զորախաչ եկեղեցու արևմտյան պատի պատուհանը, լուս. Հ․ Աբրահամյանի։

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-2-scaled.jpg?v=1623452238" width="2560" height="2408" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-2-scaled.jpg?v=1623452238 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-2-300x282.jpg?v=1623452238 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-2-1024x963.jpg?v=1623452238 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-2-768x722.jpg?v=1623452238 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-2-1536x1445.jpg?v=1623452238 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-2-2048x1927.jpg?v=1623452238 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/005-2-370x348.jpg?v=1623452238 370w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Նկ․ 5 Զորախաչ եկեղեցու արևելյան պատի մեջ ագուցված խնջույքի տեսարանով տապանաքարը և լուսամուտը, լուս. Հ․ Աբրահամյանի։ " alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Նկ․ 5 Զորախաչ եկեղեցու արևելյան պատի մեջ ագուցված խնջույքի տեսարանով տապանաքարը և լուսամուտը, լուս. Հ․ Աբրահամյանի։

Վիճակը պատերազմից առաջ, ընթացքում և պատերազմից հետո

18-րդ դարի երկրորդ կեսից տեղում հաստատված քրդերը, անուշադրության մատնելով Զորախաչի կից ավանդատները, հիմնական կառույցը օգտագործել են տնտեսական նպատակներով։ Արցախյան առաջին պատերազմից հետո եկեղեցու միակ փոփոխությունը տանիքին երկաթե մեծ խաչի տեղադրումն է (նկ․ 6)։ Ինչպես ցույց է տալիս մեր գորրծընկերների՝ Caucasus Heritage (cornell.edu),  տրամադրած լուսանկարը, եկեղեցին 2021 թվականի հուլիսի 22-ի դրությամբ կանգուն է (նկ․ 7)։

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Նկ․ 6 Զորախաչ եկեղեցին և տանիքին տեղադրված երկաթե խաչը, լուս. Տ․ Դալալեանի։

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Նկ․ 7 Եկեղեցու արբանյակային լուսանկարը,  Caucasus Heritage (cornell.edu) կայքից:

Մատենագրական քննություն

Հետազոտող Ս․ Կարապետյանն իր «Հայ մշակույթի հուշարձանները Խորհրդային Ադրբեջանին բռնակցված շրջաններում» գրքում ներկայացրել է Զորախաչի եկեղեցին, բայց այն անվանում է Արքո Վերին (Կարապետյան, 1999, 167)։

Գրականություն

1․ Կարապետյան 1999 - Կարապետյան Ս., Հայ մշակույթի հուշարձանները Խորհրդային Ադրբեջանին բռնակցված շրջաններում, Երևան:

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Զորախաչ եկեղեցին - Monument Watch

Զորախաչ եկեղեցին - Monument Watch


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Տեղադրություն

Գտնվում է Արցախի Հանրապետության Հադրութի շրջանի Մեծ Թաղեր գյուղից 2 կմ հարավ-արևմուտք` Իշխանագետի վրա (նկ. 1, 2):

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		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-1-scaled.jpg?v=1623414412" width="2560" height="1707" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-1-scaled.jpg?v=1623414412 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-1-300x200.jpg?v=1623414412 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-1-1024x683.jpg?v=1623414412 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-1-768x512.jpg?v=1623414412 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-1-1536x1024.jpg?v=1623414412 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-1-2048x1365.jpg?v=1623414412 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-1-370x247.jpg?v=1623414412 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/001-1-272x182.jpg?v=1623414412 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="նկ. 1Կամրջի ընդհանուր տեսքը, լուս․ Ս. Դանիելյանի։" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

նկ. 1Կամրջի ընդհանուր տեսքը, լուս․ Ս. Դանիելյանի։

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-1-scaled.jpg?v=1623414446" width="2560" height="1707" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-1-scaled.jpg?v=1623414446 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-1-300x200.jpg?v=1623414446 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-1-1024x683.jpg?v=1623414446 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-1-768x512.jpg?v=1623414446 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-1-1536x1024.jpg?v=1623414446 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-1-2048x1365.jpg?v=1623414446 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-1-370x247.jpg?v=1623414446 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/002-1-272x182.jpg?v=1623414446 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="նկ. 2 Կամրջի ընդհանուր տեսքը, լուս․ Ս. Դանիելյանի։" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

նկ. 2 Կամրջի ընդհանուր տեսքը, լուս․ Ս. Դանիելյանի։

Պատմական ակնարկ

Կամրջի մասին տեղեկությունները համեստ են: Համաձայն կամրջի հոսքընթաց ճակատին ագուցված սալի վրա փորագրված շինարարական 7 տողանի արձանագրության (Կարապետյան 2009, 104)` կառուցվել է 1835 թվականին. «Յիշատակ է/կարմուջըս Յարու/թիւն որդի Գեվ|որքի, շինեցի իմ/ծնօղաց, օվ անցնի / ա[ստուա]ծ ողորմի ասի/ ։ՌՄՁԴ։ (1835)» (նկ. 3):

Այն Իշխանագետի և նրա վտակների վրա կառուցված 6 կամուրջներից մեկն է, որոնցից չորսն անխափան պահպանվում և գործում էին մինչև Արցախյան երկրորդ պատերազմը: Կամուրջն իրար է կապել Տումի և Մեծ Թաղեր գյուղերը:

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003.jpg?v=1623414434" width="922" height="668" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003.jpg?v=1623414434 922w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-300x217.jpg?v=1623414434 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-768x556.jpg?v=1623414434 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/003-370x268.jpg?v=1623414434 370w" sizes="(max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px" title="նկ. 3 Կամրջի ճակատին ագուցված արձանագրությունը, Կարապետյան Ս., Արցախի կամուրջները, Երևան, 2009, էջ 105:" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

նկ. 3 Կամրջի ճակատին ագուցված արձանագրությունը, Կարապետյան Ս., Արցախի կամուրջները, Երևան, 2009, էջ 105:

Ճարտարապետական-հորինվածքային նկարագրություն

Կամուրջը միաթռիչք է, ունի ընդգծված սլաքաձև կամար: Երկրությունը 5․50 մետր է, անցուղու լայնությունը՝ 3․0 մետր (Կարապետյան 2009, 104): Կառուցված է գլաքարով (խելերի հատվածը), ճեղքված որձաքարով և կրաքարով, ամուր կրաշաղախով: Կամարների եզրերն իրականացված են կոպտատաշ քարերով (նկ. 4):

Վիճակը պատերազմից առաջ, ընթացքում և պատերազմից հետո

Պատերազմից առաջ հուշարձանը հիմնականում ամբողջական էր և գործածվում էր: Պատերազմի ընթացքում և դրանից հետո կամրջի մասին տեղեկություններ հայտնի չեն:

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-1.png?v=1623414424" width="947" height="1337" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-1.png?v=1623414424 947w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-1-212x300.png?v=1623414424 212w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-1-725x1024.png?v=1623414424 725w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-1-768x1084.png?v=1623414424 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-1-262x370.png?v=1623414424 262w" sizes="(max-width: 947px) 100vw, 947px" title="նկ. 4 Կամրջի չափագրությունը և կտրվածքը, կամրջի ճակատին ագուցված արձանագրությունը, Կարապետյան Ս., Արցախի կամուրջները, Երևան, 2009, էջ 105, նկ. 35։" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

նկ. 4 Կամրջի չափագրությունը և կտրվածքը, կամրջի ճակատին ագուցված արձանագրությունը, Կարապետյան Ս., Արցախի կամուրջները, Երևան, 2009, էջ 105, նկ. 35։

Մատենագրական քննություն

Հուշարձանի մասին տեղեկությունները սակավ են: Մինչև 20-րդ դարի 90-ական թվականները երբեք չի արժանացել ճանապարհորդների և հետազոտողների ուշադրությանը: Հիմնական տեղեկությունները վերցված են Ս. Կարապետյանի՝ Արցախի կամուրջներին նվիրված աշխատությունից (Կարապետյան 2009, 104-106):

Գրականություն

Կարապետյան 2009 – Կարապետյան Ս., Արցախի կամուրջները, Երևան:

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Location

The church of Arakhish is located in Kashatagh region of the Artsakh Republic (now under Azerbaijani control), 50 kilometers north of Berdzor, on the left bank of the Shalva tributary of the Hakari River, 1,5 kilometers south of the namesake village (Fig. 1). Traces of a medieval rural settlement, a church and a large cemetery to the south and west of it have been preserved here. There are no bibliographic data about the monument. Judging by the architectural peculiarities of the church, the early khachkars, the gravestones of the 12th-16th centuries (some of them are inscribed and dated), the settlement existed throughout the Middle Ages.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/001-6-scaled.jpg?v=1622455673" width="2560" height="1702" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/001-6-scaled.jpg?v=1622455673 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/001-6-300x199.jpg?v=1622455673 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/001-6-1024x681.jpg?v=1622455673 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/001-6-768x511.jpg?v=1622455673 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/001-6-1536x1021.jpg?v=1622455673 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/001-6-2048x1362.jpg?v=1622455673 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/001-6-370x246.jpg?v=1622455673 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/001-6-272x182.jpg?v=1622455673 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 1 The view of the church from the south, photo by H․ Petrosyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 1 The view of the church from the south, photo by H․ Petrosyan.

Architectural-compositional examination

The church (Fig. 2) is built of local raw stones, lime mortar, it is plastered inwardly. It is a single-nave vaulted hall with an accented horseshoe-shaped apse (Fig. 3).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/002-1.png?v=1622455605" width="917" height="579" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/002-1.png?v=1622455605 917w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/002-1-300x189.png?v=1622455605 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/002-1-768x485.png?v=1622455605 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/002-1-370x234.png?v=1622455605 370w" sizes="(max-width: 917px) 100vw, 917px" title="Fig. 2 The church plan, S. Karapetyan, Armenian cultural monuments in the region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 162." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 2 The church plan, S. Karapetyan, Armenian cultural monuments in the region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 162.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/003-5-scaled.jpg?v=1622455601" width="2560" height="1702" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/003-5-scaled.jpg?v=1622455601 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/003-5-300x199.jpg?v=1622455601 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/003-5-1024x681.jpg?v=1622455601 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/003-5-768x511.jpg?v=1622455601 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/003-5-1536x1021.jpg?v=1622455601 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/003-5-2048x1362.jpg?v=1622455601 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/003-5-370x246.jpg?v=1622455601 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/003-5-272x182.jpg?v=1622455601 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 3 The view of the church from the west, photo by H. Petrosyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 3 The view of the church from the west, photo by H. Petrosyan.

The external dimensions are 12.30x5.20 meters, the thickness of the walls is 90 centimeters (Karapetyan 2001, 162). In the middle of the southern wall, a horizontal stiffening zone is observed (it is probable that it engirded  the whole structure), which presents also an exceptional case. The preserved horseshoe-shaped arches of the vault and the tholobate, as well as the holders are polished (Fig. 4). The probable dating of the structure, considering the horseshoe-shaped volumes, can be considered as the 9th-10th centuries. The western part of the church has not been preserved, and there can be speech of only the presence of two entrances (from northern and southern sides).

The graveyard is also quite damaged, but more than 20 khachkars (Fig. 5) and gravestones have been preserved, some of which are inscribed.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/004-5-scaled.jpg?v=1622455535" width="2560" height="1702" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/004-5-scaled.jpg?v=1622455535 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/004-5-300x199.jpg?v=1622455535 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/004-5-1024x681.jpg?v=1622455535 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/004-5-768x511.jpg?v=1622455535 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/004-5-1536x1021.jpg?v=1622455535 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/004-5-2048x1362.jpg?v=1622455535 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/004-5-370x246.jpg?v=1622455535 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/004-5-272x182.jpg?v=1622455535 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 4 The details of the arch wall and the tholobate, photo by H. Petrosyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 4 The details of the arch wall and the tholobate, photo by H. Petrosyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/005-5-scaled.jpg?v=1622455483" width="2560" height="1702" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/005-5-scaled.jpg?v=1622455483 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/005-5-300x199.jpg?v=1622455483 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/005-5-1024x681.jpg?v=1622455483 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/005-5-768x511.jpg?v=1622455483 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/005-5-1536x1021.jpg?v=1622455483 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/005-5-2048x1362.jpg?v=1622455483 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/005-5-370x246.jpg?v=1622455483 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/005-5-272x182.jpg?v=1622455483 272w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 5 Khachkar, photo by H․ Abrahamyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 5 Khachkar, photo by H․ Abrahamyan.

The condition before, during and after the war

Arakhish Monastery was blown up in 1983 (Fig. 6), which was not subjected to significant changes later.

Bibliographic examination

Researcher S․ Karapetyan in his book “Armenian cultural monuments in the region of Karabakh” presented Arakhish Monastery and the inscriptions, but called it Arko Nerkin and dates it to the 12th-13th centuries (Karapetyan 2001, 162-163).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/006-2-1.jpg?v=1622455413" width="425" height="285" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/006-2-1.jpg?v=1622455413 425w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/006-2-1-300x201.jpg?v=1622455413 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/006-2-1-370x248.jpg?v=1622455413 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/006-2-1-272x182.jpg?v=1622455413 272w" sizes="(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px" title="Fig. 6 The appearance of the church after the explosion, photo by S․ Karapetyan, 1985." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 6 The appearance of the church after the explosion, photo by S․ Karapetyan, 1985.

Bibliography

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

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		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Taghaser-bridge-e1624830126768.jpg?v=1622456418" width="1340" height="636" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Taghaser-bridge-e1624830126768.jpg?v=1622456418 1340w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Taghaser-bridge-e1624830126768-300x142.jpg?v=1622456418 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Taghaser-bridge-e1624830126768-1024x486.jpg?v=1622456418 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Taghaser-bridge-e1624830126768-768x365.jpg?v=1622456418 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Taghaser-bridge-e1624830126768-370x176.jpg?v=1622456418 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1340px) 100vw, 1340px" title="Taghaser bridge" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Location

The bridge is located 2-2,5 km north-west of Taghaser village of Hadrut region, in Hin Shen rural settlement, on the bank of the Parzaget River (Fig. 1).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․-001-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1.jpg?v=1622454515" width="800" height="520" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․-001-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1.jpg?v=1622454515 800w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․-001-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-300x195.jpg?v=1622454515 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․-001-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-768x499.jpg?v=1622454515 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․-001-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-370x241.jpg?v=1622454515 370w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" title="Fig. 1 The bridge of Hin Taghaser from the east, 2000, Karapetyan S․, The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 90." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 1 The bridge of Hin Taghaser from the east, 2000, Karapetyan S․, The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 90.

Historical overview

Hin Taghaser rural settlement is located on the right and left banks of the Parzaget River and occupies quite a large territory. This bridge used to connect the two parts of the village and one of the roads linking the melik residence Togh with the surrounding villages as well as the settlements lying southwards of the melikdom, up to the Araks River, passed through here. The building inscription of the bridge evidences that the latter is related to the activities of the famous kin of the Dizak meliks.

Architectural-compositional examination

It is a single span vaulted bridge, built of rough stones, the arches are polished. The length is 7,6 meters, the width is 3 meters, the height is 3 meters, the span length is 3,68 meters (Fig. 2). The five-lined building inscription has been preserved on the pair of polished stones embedded in the facade of the left-side stern of the bridge (Fig. 3)։ “This bridge is in memory of Peri – the spouse of Paghtasar, the son of lord (paron) Yekan. In the year of 1763. May you say once God have mercy on them” (cf., Karapetyan 2009, 90).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․002-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-scaled.jpg?v=1622454698" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․002-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-scaled.jpg?v=1622454698 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․002-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-300x225.jpg?v=1622454698 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․002-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1622454698 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․002-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-768x576.jpg?v=1622454698 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․002-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-1536x1152.jpg?v=1622454698 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․002-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-2048x1536.jpg?v=1622454698 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․002-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-370x278.jpg?v=1622454698 370w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 2 The bridge of Hin Taghaser from the west, 2016, photo by G․ Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 2 The bridge of Hin Taghaser from the west, 2016, photo by G․ Budaghyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/նկ․-003-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1.jpg?v=1622454748" width="800" height="513" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/նկ․-003-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1.jpg?v=1622454748 800w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/նկ․-003-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-300x192.jpg?v=1622454748 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/նկ․-003-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-768x492.jpg?v=1622454748 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/նկ․-003-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-370x237.jpg?v=1622454748 370w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" title="Fig. 3 The inscribed stones of the bridge, 2000, Karapetyan S․, The Bridges of Artsakh, p. 91." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 3 The inscribed stones of the bridge, 2000, Karapetyan S․, The Bridges of Artsakh, p. 91.

The condition before, during and after the war

Before the war, the bridge was in a good condition and it served the purpose. In 2016, one of the inscribed stones (Fig. 4, 5) fell off and was placed in the area adjacent to the bridge. The bridge was not damaged during the war. There is no information about its post-war condition.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․004-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-scaled.jpg?v=1622454887" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․004-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-scaled.jpg?v=1622454887 1920w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․004-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-225x300.jpg?v=1622454887 225w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․004-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-768x1024.jpg?v=1622454887 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․004-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-1152x1536.jpg?v=1622454887 1152w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․004-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-1536x2048.jpg?v=1622454887 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․004-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջ-1-278x370.jpg?v=1622454887 278w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" title="Fig. 4 The fallen stone of the bridge, 2016, photo by G․ Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 4 The fallen stone of the bridge, 2016, photo by G․ Budaghyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․005-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջը-1-scaled.jpg?v=1622454966" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․005-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջը-1-scaled.jpg?v=1622454966 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․005-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջը-1-300x225.jpg?v=1622454966 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․005-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջը-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1622454966 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․005-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջը-1-768x576.jpg?v=1622454966 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․005-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջը-1-1536x1152.jpg?v=1622454966 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․005-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջը-1-2048x1536.jpg?v=1622454966 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Նկ․005-Թաղասեռի-կամուրջը-1-370x278.jpg?v=1622454966 370w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 5 The bridge without one of the inscribed stones, 2016, photo by G. Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 5 The bridge without one of the inscribed stones, 2016, photo by G. Budaghyan.

Bibliography

1․ Corpus of Armenian Inscriptions, Release 5, Artsakh, compiled by S. Barkhudaryan, Yerevan, 1982.

2․ Karapetyan 2009 – Karapetyan S․, The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan.

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