Церковь села Беркни

Локализация

Поселение Беркни, входящее в состав Ковсакана (Зангелана), находится в Кашатахском районе республики Арцах, в 110 км к югу от Бердзора – на расстоянии одного километра от границы с РА. В 0,9 км от поселения – на левобережье реки Цав, расположена однонефная церковь (рис. 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="Рис. 1 Вид на церковь Беркни с юго-запада, фото З. Эркояна." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 1 Вид на церковь Беркни с юго-запада, фото З. Эркояна.

Исторический очерк

Письменные сведения, а также лапидарные надписи, упоминающие эту церковь, отсутствуют. Основываясь на архитектурные и композиционные особенности, а также стилистику крестовых изображений памятника, церковь датируется 17-ым веком.

Архитектурно-композиционное описание

Церковь Беркни построена из необработанных камней на известковом растворе. Изнутри она была покрыта штукатуркой. Постройка представляет собой однонефную сводчатую базилику с полукруглой абсидой и двумя ризницами в восточной части, внешние размеры которой – 14,50х9,10м (Карапетян 2000, 204; рис. 3). Полуцилиндрический свод опирается на двухпролетную псевдоарку и подпирается аркой, берущей свое начало с пилястр южной и северной стен (рис. 4).

Единственный вход - в южной стене. Церковь имеет 5 окон, 3 из которых приходятся на восточную стену (по одному в абсиде и обеих ризницах), одно расположено в южной стене и одно в западной. В стенах по обе стороны главной абсиды открыты ниши. Крестильная купель расположена  в нише северной стены. В стены церкви встроены хачкары (рис. 5).

Близ церкви находится кладбище. Там встречаются в основном простые надгробия, лишь некоторые носят крестовый орнамент. В центре кладбища можно разглядеть руины небольшой постройки (Эркоян 2015). Один из хачкаров датируется 11-ым веком  (рис. 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="Рис. 4 Западная часть церкви Беркни, фото З. Эркояна." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 4 Западная часть церкви Беркни, фото З. Эркояна.

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Рис. 6  Хачкар 11-ого века с территории кладбища Беркни, фото З. Эркояна.

		<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="Рис. 2 Восточная часть церкви Беркни, фото Artsakh Monuments из страницы в Фейсбуке. " alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 2 Восточная часть церкви Беркни, фото Artsakh Monuments из страницы в Фейсбуке.

		<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="Рис. 3 План церкви Беркни, С.Карапетян, Памятники Армянской культуры в зоне Нагорного Карабаха, стр. 204." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 3 План церкви Беркни, С.Карапетян, Памятники Армянской культуры в зоне Нагорного Карабаха, стр. 204.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/005-17.jpg?v=1639381816" width="2040" height="1530" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/005-17.jpg?v=1639381816 2040w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/005-17-300x225.jpg?v=1639381816 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/005-17-1024x768.jpg?v=1639381816 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/005-17-768x576.jpg?v=1639381816 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/005-17-1536x1152.jpg?v=1639381816 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/005-17-370x278.jpg?v=1639381816 370w" sizes="(max-width: 2040px) 100vw, 2040px" title="Рис. 5 Хачкар, встроенный в стену церкви Беркни, фото З. Эркояна." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 5 Хачкар, встроенный в стену церкви Беркни, фото З. Эркояна.

Состояние до, во время и после войны

Церковь Беркни до и после войны изменениям не подвергалась.

Анализ письменных источников

Исследователь Самвел Карапетян в своей книге «Памятники Армянской культуры в зоне Нагорного Карабаха» пишет о селе и церкви, однако не упоминает о кладбище (Карапетян 2000, 204).

Литература

Карапетян 2000 - Памятники Армянской культуры в зоне Нагорного Карабаха, Изд-во «Гитутюн», Ереван

Эркоян 2015 – Эркоян З., В Беркни, Районная газета администрации Кашатахского района НКР «Меран»,

https://www.facebook.com/844532158912432/posts/945267162172264/ (31.10.2021-20:12) (на арм.яз).

Локализация Поселение Беркни, входящее в состав Ковсакана (Зангелана), находится в Кашатахском районе республики Арцах, в 110 км к югу от Бердзора – на расстоянии одного километра от границы с РА. В 0,9 км от поселения – на левобережье реки Цав, расположена однонефная церковь (рис. 1, 2). Исторический очерк Письменные сведения, а также лапидарные надписи, упоминающие эту церковь, отсутствуют. Основываясь на архитектурные и композиционные особенности, а также стилистику крестовых изображений памятника, церковь датируется 17-ым веком. Архитектурно-композиционное описание Церковь Беркни построена из необработанных камней на известковом растворе. Изнутри она была покрыта штукатуркой. Постройка представляет собой однонефную сводчатую базилику с полукруглой абсидой и двумя ризницами в восточной части, внешние размеры которой – 14,50х9,10м (Карапетян 2000, 204; рис. 3). Полуцилиндрический свод опирается на двухпролетную псевдоарку и подпирается аркой, берущей свое начало с пилястр южной и северной стен (рис. 4). Единственный вход – в южной стене. Церковь имеет 5 окон, 3 из которых приходятся на восточную стену (по одному в абсиде и обеих ризницах), одно расположено в южной стене и одно в западной. В стенах по обе стороны главной абсиды открыты ниши. Крестильная купель расположена  в нише северной стены. В стены церкви встроены хачкары (рис. 5). Близ церкви находится кладбище. Там встречаются в основном простые надгробия, лишь некоторые носят крестовый орнамент. В центре кладбища можно разглядеть руины небольшой постройки (Эркоян 2015). Один из хачкаров датируется 11-ым веком  (рис. 6)։ Состояние до, во время и после войны Церковь Беркни до и после войны изменениям не подвергалась. Анализ письменных источников Исследователь Самвел Карапетян в своей книге «Памятники Армянской культуры в зоне Нагорного Карабаха» пишет о селе и церкви, однако не упоминает о кладбище (Карапетян 2000, 204).

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Ըստ Մ. Բարխուտարեանցի, «նորաշեն, քարուկիր» հուշարձան է, որ կառուցվել է 19-րդ դարի վերջերին (Բարխուտարեանց, 1895, 70)։

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Միանավ սրահ է, արևելյան կիսաշրջան խորանով և կից ավանդատներով: Կառուցված տեղական սպիտակ կրաքարով և կրաշաղախով։ Թաղակիր կամարները, պատուհանների եզրերն ու շինության անկյունները սրբատաշ կրաքարով են (նկ. 1-3)։ Հուշարձանի չափերն են՝ 16,7 մետր երկարություն և 9,5 մետր լայնություն։ Ծածկը փլված է (նկ. 4)։ Միակ մուտքը բացվում է արևմուտքից, հարավային և արևելյան կողմերից ունի 3-ական, իսկ արևմտյան կողմից՝ 1 պատուհան։

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-5-768x576.jpg?v=1640850611" width="768" height="576" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-5-768x576.jpg?v=1640850611 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-5-300x225.jpg?v=1640850611 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-5-1024x768.jpg?v=1640850611 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-5-370x278.jpg?v=1640850611 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-5.jpg?v=1640850611 1194w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" title="նկ. 1 Եկեղեցու արտաքին տեսքը հյուսիս-արևմուտքից, լուս.՝ ԱՀ ԿԳՄՍՆ հուշարձանների շտեմարանից:" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

նկ. 1 Եկեղեցու արտաքին տեսքը հյուսիս-արևմուտքից, լուս.՝ ԱՀ ԿԳՄՍՆ հուշարձանների շտեմարանից:

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-1.jpg?v=1640850661" width="1096" height="822" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-1.jpg?v=1640850661 1096w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-1-300x225.jpg?v=1640850661 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1640850661 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-1-768x576.jpg?v=1640850661 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-1-370x278.jpg?v=1640850661 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1096px) 100vw, 1096px" title="նկ. 3 Եկեղեցու արտաքին տեսքը արևելքից՝ լուս.՝ ԱՀ ԿԳՄՍՆ հուշարձանների շտեմարանից։" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

նկ. 3 Եկեղեցու արտաքին տեսքը արևելքից՝ լուս.՝ ԱՀ ԿԳՄՍՆ հուշարձանների շտեմարանից։

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-1.jpg?v=1640850639" width="1097" height="823" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-1.jpg?v=1640850639 1097w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-1-300x225.jpg?v=1640850639 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1640850639 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-1-768x576.jpg?v=1640850639 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-1-370x278.jpg?v=1640850639 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1097px) 100vw, 1097px" title="նկ. 2 Եկեղեցու արտաքին տեսքը արևմուտքից, լուս.՝ ԱՀ ԿԳՄՍՆ հուշարձանների շտեմարանից։" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

նկ. 2 Եկեղեցու արտաքին տեսքը արևմուտքից, լուս.՝ ԱՀ ԿԳՄՍՆ հուշարձանների շտեմարանից։

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-1.jpg?v=1640850682" width="1095" height="821" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-1.jpg?v=1640850682 1095w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-1-300x225.jpg?v=1640850682 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1640850682 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-1-768x576.jpg?v=1640850682 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-1-370x277.jpg?v=1640850682 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1095px) 100vw, 1095px" title="նկ. 4 Եկեղեցու տեսքը ներսից, լուս.՝ ԱՀ ԿԳՄՍՆ հուշարձանների շտեմարանից:" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

նկ. 4 Եկեղեցու տեսքը ներսից, լուս.՝ ԱՀ ԿԳՄՍՆ հուշարձանների շտեմարանից:

Վիճակը պատերազմից առաջ, ընթացքում և պատերազմից հետո

Պատերազմից առաջ եկեղեցին ամբողջությամբ կանգուն էր, սակայն խորհրդային տարիներին մոտակայքում Հայրենական պատերազմի զոհերի հիշատակին նիրված հուշարձանի շինարարական աշխատանքների արդյունքում եկեղեցու արևելյան և արևմտյան պատերը ճաքել են և վթարային վիճակ է ստեղծվել։

Ըստ  2021 թվականի հոկտեմբերի 10-ի  արբանյակային լուսանկարների՝ թշնամին քանդել է Ասկերանի շրջանի Մադաթաշեն գյուղի դպրոցը, և հասել դպրոցին կից եկեղեցու պատին, որը, փաստորեն վտանգի տակ է (մանրմասն տե՛ս https://monumentwatch.org/hy/alerts/%D5%A9%D5%B7%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%AB%D5%B6-%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%AC-%D5%A7-%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%A4%D5%A1%D5%A9%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%A5%D5%B6-%D5%A3%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B2%D5%AB-%D5%A4%D5%BA%D6%80/:

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։

Գրականություն

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

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Церковь Сурб Аствацацин села Мадаташен

Локализация

Церковь находится в центре села Мадаташен.

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Исторический очерк

Согласно Макару Бархудярянцу, это – «новый памятник, построенный из камня», возведенный в конце 19-ого века (Бархударянц 1895, 70).

Архитектурно-композиционое описание

Церковь представляет собой однонефный зал с полукруглой абсидой и двумя ризницами в восточной части. Она сооружена из местного белого известняка на известковом растворе. Подпружные арки, обрамления окон и углы постройки сложены из тесаного известняка (рис.1-3). Размеры памятника: длина – 16,7 м и ширина – 9,5 м. Перекрытие обрушено (рис.4). Единственный вход находится на западной стороне. На южной и восточной стенах имеется по три окна, на восточной – одно.

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Рис. 1 Внешний вид церкви с северо-запада, фото из каталога МОНКС республики Арцах․

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-1.jpg?v=1640850661" width="1096" height="822" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-1.jpg?v=1640850661 1096w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-1-300x225.jpg?v=1640850661 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1640850661 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-1-768x576.jpg?v=1640850661 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-1-370x278.jpg?v=1640850661 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1096px) 100vw, 1096px" title="Рис. 3 Внешний вид церкви с востока, фото из каталога МОНКС республики Арцах․" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 3 Внешний вид церкви с востока, фото из каталога МОНКС республики Арцах․

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-1.jpg?v=1640850639" width="1097" height="823" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-1.jpg?v=1640850639 1097w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-1-300x225.jpg?v=1640850639 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1640850639 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-1-768x576.jpg?v=1640850639 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-1-1-370x278.jpg?v=1640850639 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1097px) 100vw, 1097px" title="Рис. 2 Внешний вид церкви с запада, фото из каталога МОНКС республики Арцах․" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 2 Внешний вид церкви с запада, фото из каталога МОНКС республики Арцах․

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-1.jpg?v=1640850682" width="1095" height="821" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-1.jpg?v=1640850682 1095w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-1-300x225.jpg?v=1640850682 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1640850682 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-1-768x576.jpg?v=1640850682 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-1-1-370x277.jpg?v=1640850682 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1095px) 100vw, 1095px" title="Рис. 4 Вид церкви изнутри, фото из каталога МОНКС республики Арцах․" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Рис. 4 Вид церкви изнутри, фото из каталога МОНКС республики Арцах․

Состояние до, во время и после войны

В советский период на территории церкви производились строительные работы по возведению памятника, посвященного памяти жертвам Великой отечественной войны, вследствие чего на восточной и западной стенах образовались трещины, и памятник оказался в аварийном состоянии. Тем не менее, до войны церковь была цела.

Согласно спутниковым снимкам, полученным 10-ого октября 2021-ого года, враг разрушил школу села Мадаташен Аскеранского района, которая была расположена вплотную с церковью, тем самым поставив под угрозу разрушения и саму церковь (детальнее см. здесь).

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.

Литература

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

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Location

The church is located in the centre of Madatashen village.

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Historical overview

According to M. Barkhutaryants, it is a monument “newly built, of stones cemented with lime mortar” that was constructed at the end of the 19th century (Barkhutaryants 1895, 70).

Architectural-compositional description

It is a single-nave hall with a half-circular altar and adjacent vestries. It is built of local white limestone and lime mortar. The arch walls, windowsills and corners of the building are made of hewn limestone (Figs. 1-3). The dimensions of the monument are 16.7 meters long and 9.5 meters wide. The roof is collapsed (Fig. 4). The only entrance opens from the west, has 3 windows on the southern and eastern sides, and 1 window on the western side.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-5-768x576.jpg?v=1640850611" width="768" height="576" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-5-768x576.jpg?v=1640850611 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-5-300x225.jpg?v=1640850611 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-5-1024x768.jpg?v=1640850611 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-5-370x278.jpg?v=1640850611 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-5.jpg?v=1640850611 1194w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" title="Fig. 1 The external view of the church from the northwest: photo from the Database of the RA MESCS." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 1 The external view of the church from the northwest: photo from the Database of the RA MESCS.

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Fig. 3 The external view of the church from the east: photo from the Database of the RA MESCS.

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Fig. 2 The external view of the church from the west: photo from the Database of the RA MESCS.

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Fig. 4 The view of the church from the inside: photo from the Database of the RA MESCS.

The condition before, during and after the war

Before the war, the church was completely standing, but during the Soviet years, as a result of the construction of a monument to the victims of the Patriotic War in the vicinity, the eastern and western walls of the church cracked and an emergency situation was created.

According to the satellite images of October 10, 2021, the enemy destroyed the school of Madatashen village in Askeran region and reached the wall of the church adjacent to the school, which is in fact in danger (see in detail https://monumentwatch.org/hy/alerts/%D5%A9%D5%B7%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%AB%D5%B6-%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%AC-%D5%A7-%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%A4%D5%A1%D5%A9%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%A5%D5%B6-%D5%A3%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B2%D5%AB-%D5%A4%D5%BA%D6%80/).

Bibliographic examination

The church is relatively newly built, which is why the primary sources are scarce. 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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նկ. 1 Եկեղեցին հարավ-արևմուտքից, 2013 թ․, լուս․ Գ․ Բուդաղյանի։

Պատմական ակնարկ

Վարդաշատ գյուղը գտնվում է Հադրութ քաղաքից 3 կիլոմետր արևմուտք։ Պատմական գրականության մեջ հիշատակվում է Որդնաշատ անունով։

Մ․ Բարխուդարյանը խոսելով գյուղի մասին նշում է․ «Որդնաշատի բնակիչք տեղափոխուած են Միլ քաղաքից, հողն բեկական է և նուազ արդիւնաբեր․․․» (Բարխուտարեան 1895, 46): Խորհրդային շրջանում օգտագործվել է Էդիշա անվանումը, հետխորհրդային շրջանում պաշտոնապես ստացել Վարդաշատ անունը։

2020 թվականի հոկտեմբերից Վարդաշատը գտնվում է ադրբեջանական օկուպացիայի տակ։

Ճարտարապետա-հորինվածքային քննություն

Ուղղանկյուն հատակագծով միանավ սրահ է։ Ունի կիսաշրջանաձև խորան երկու ավանդատներով։ Բեմը ներկայումս քանդված է։ Կառուցված է տեղական մոխրագույն կրաքարով։ Ներքուստ թաղակապ է, արտաքուստ ունի երկթեք տանիք, որը խորհրդային տարիներին պատվել է ասբեստե թիթեղով։ Ունի երեք լուսամուտներ՝ արևելյան, արևմտյան և հարավային կողմերում։ Սրբատաշ քարերով եզերված մուտքը բացվում է հարավային կողմից (նկ․2)։ Ձևավոր զարդաքանդակներով բարավորի վրա պահպանվել է 1896 տարեթիվը, որն ամենայն հավանականությամբ ոչ թե եկեղեցու կառուցման, այլ վերակառուցման տարեթիվն է, քանի որ հարավային պատին պահպանված արևային ժամացույցին պահպանվել է :թվին ։ՌՃՂԴ։ (1695) տարեթիվը (նկ․3)։ Հարավային պատի մեջ ագուցված արձանագիր քարի վրա կարդում ենք․«Այս է անուն եկեղեցո» (նկ 4)։ Մուտքի անմիջական շեմին տեղադրված է պարզագույն խաչով մի տապանաքար (նկ․5)։

Եկեղեցուց դեպի հյուսիս պահպանվել է հին գերեզմանոցը կանգուն տապանաքարերով։

Եկեղեցին խորհրդային տարիներին օգտագործվել է տնտեսական նպատակներով։

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/002-2-scaled.jpg?v=1641490526" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/002-2-scaled.jpg?v=1641490526 1920w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/002-2-225x300.jpg?v=1641490526 225w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/002-2-768x1024.jpg?v=1641490526 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/002-2-1152x1536.jpg?v=1641490526 1152w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/002-2-1536x2048.jpg?v=1641490526 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/002-2-278x370.jpg?v=1641490526 278w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" title="նկ. 2 Եկեղեցու մուտքը, 2013 թ․, լուս․ Գ․ Բուդաղյանի։" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

նկ. 2 Եկեղեցու մուտքը, 2013 թ․, լուս․ Գ․ Բուդաղյանի։

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/003-2-scaled.jpg?v=1641490563" width="2560" height="2013" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/003-2-scaled.jpg?v=1641490563 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/003-2-300x236.jpg?v=1641490563 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/003-2-1024x805.jpg?v=1641490563 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/003-2-768x604.jpg?v=1641490563 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/003-2-1536x1208.jpg?v=1641490563 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/003-2-2048x1610.jpg?v=1641490563 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/003-2-370x291.jpg?v=1641490563 370w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="նկ. 3 Արևային ժամացույցը, 2013 թ․, լուս․ Գ․ Բուդաղյանի։" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

նկ. 3 Արևային ժամացույցը, 2013 թ․, լուս․ Գ․ Բուդաղյանի։

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/004-2-scaled.jpg?v=1641490601" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/004-2-scaled.jpg?v=1641490601 1920w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/004-2-225x300.jpg?v=1641490601 225w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/004-2-768x1024.jpg?v=1641490601 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/004-2-1152x1536.jpg?v=1641490601 1152w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/004-2-1536x2048.jpg?v=1641490601 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/004-2-278x370.jpg?v=1641490601 278w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" title="նկ. 4 Հարավային պատին պահպանված արձանագիր քարը, 2013 թ․, լուս․ Գ․ Բուդաղյանի։" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

նկ. 4 Հարավային պատին պահպանված արձանագիր քարը, 2013 թ․, լուս․ Գ․ Բուդաղյանի։

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/005-1-scaled.jpg?v=1641490638" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/005-1-scaled.jpg?v=1641490638 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/005-1-300x225.jpg?v=1641490638 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/005-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1641490638 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/005-1-768x576.jpg?v=1641490638 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/005-1-1536x1152.jpg?v=1641490638 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/005-1-2048x1536.jpg?v=1641490638 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/005-1-370x278.jpg?v=1641490638 370w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="նկ. 5 Մուտքի շեմի տապանաքարը, 2013 թ․, լուս․ Գ․ Բուդաղյանի։" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

նկ. 5 Մուտքի շեմի տապանաքարը, 2013 թ․, լուս․ Գ․ Բուդաղյանի։

Վիճակը պատերազմից առաջ, ընթացքում և հետո

Եկեղեցին գտնվում էր լավ վիճակում, Արցախյան առաջին և երկրորդ պատերազմի ռազմական գործողությունների ժամանակ չի տուժել։ Ներկայիս վիճակի մասին տեղեկություններ չկան։

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1․ Բարխուտարեան 1895 – Բարխուտարեան Մ․, Արցախ, Բագու։

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Location

St. Hripsime Church is located in the center of Vardashat village of Hadrut region (Fig. 1).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/001-2-768x576.jpg?v=1641490475" width="768" height="576" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/001-2-768x576.jpg?v=1641490475 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/001-2-300x225.jpg?v=1641490475 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/001-2-1024x768.jpg?v=1641490475 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/001-2-1536x1152.jpg?v=1641490475 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/001-2-2048x1536.jpg?v=1641490475 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/001-2-370x278.jpg?v=1641490475 370w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" title="Fig. 1 The church from the southwest, 2013, photo by G. Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 1 The church from the southwest, 2013, photo by G. Budaghyan.

Historical overview

Vardashat village is located 3 km west of Hadrut town. In historical literature it is referred to as Vordnashat.

Speaking about the village, M. Barkhudaryan mentions: “The residents of Vordnashat have moved from Mil town, the land is fragile and less productive…” (Barkhutarian 1895, 46). In the Soviet period the name Edisha was used, in the post-Soviet period it was officially named Vardashat. Since October 2020 Vardashat has been under Azerbaijani occupation.

Architectural-compositional examination

It is a single-nave hall with a rectangular plan. It has a semicircular altar with two vestries. The bema is currently destroyed. It is built of local gray limestone. It is vaulted internally, has a gabled roof outwardly, which used to be covered with asbestos sheet during the Soviet years. It has three windows on the eastern, western and southern sides. The entrance, surrounded by hewn stones, opens from the south (Fig. 2). The year 1896, which is probably not the year of the construction of the church, but rather the year of its reconstruction, has been preserved on the lintel with decorative ornaments, since the year of 1695 has been preserved on the sundial on the southern wall (Fig. 3). We read on the inscribed stone embedded in the southern wall: “This is the name of the church” (Fig. 4). A tombstone with a simple cross is placed on the immediate threshold of the entrance (Fig. 5).

To the north of the church, the old cemetery is preserved with standing tombstones.

The church was used for economic purposes during the Soviet years.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/002-2-scaled.jpg?v=1641490526" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/002-2-scaled.jpg?v=1641490526 1920w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/002-2-225x300.jpg?v=1641490526 225w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/002-2-768x1024.jpg?v=1641490526 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/002-2-1152x1536.jpg?v=1641490526 1152w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/002-2-1536x2048.jpg?v=1641490526 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/002-2-278x370.jpg?v=1641490526 278w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" title="Fig. 2 The church entrance, 2013, photo by G. Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 2 The church entrance, 2013, photo by G. Budaghyan.

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Fig. 3 The sundial, 2013, photo by G. Budaghyan.

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Fig. 4 The inscribed stone preserved on the southern wall, 2013, photo by G. Budaghyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/005-1-scaled.jpg?v=1641490638" width="2560" height="1920" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/005-1-scaled.jpg?v=1641490638 2560w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/005-1-300x225.jpg?v=1641490638 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/005-1-1024x768.jpg?v=1641490638 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/005-1-768x576.jpg?v=1641490638 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/005-1-1536x1152.jpg?v=1641490638 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/005-1-2048x1536.jpg?v=1641490638 2048w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/005-1-370x278.jpg?v=1641490638 370w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" title="Fig. 5 The tombstone at the entrance threshold, 2013, photo by G. Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 5 The tombstone at the entrance threshold, 2013, photo by G. Budaghyan.

The condition before, during and after the war

The church was in good condition, it was not damaged during the hostilities of the first and second Artsakh wars. There is no information about the current condition.

Bibliography

1․ Barkhutarian 1895 – Barkhutarian M., Artsakh, Baku.

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Location

The church is located in the center of Ukhtadzor village in Hadrut region of the Artsakh Republic, in a densely built-up residential area (Fig. 1). At real time it is under the Azerbaijani occupation.

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		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-4.jpg?v=1638860397" width="690" height="458" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-4.jpg?v=1638860397 690w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-4-300x199.jpg?v=1638860397 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-4-370x246.jpg?v=1638860397 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1-4-272x182.jpg?v=1638860397 272w" sizes="(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px" title="Fig. 1 The general view of the church from the east: 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 east: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS.

Historical overview

The data about the church are scarce. According to the building inscription, it was built in 1692.

Architectural-compositional description

The monument is a single-nave vaulted hall with an eastern semicircular altar and attached vestries. It is built of rough limestone and lime mortar (Figs. 2, 3). The roof is covered with soil. It is completely stuck in the ground from the north (Fig. 4). The entrance is from the south, the curbs and the lintel are hewn, decorated with cross compositions (Fig. 5). The slabs with engraved crosses and fragments of khachkars are embedded into the walls (Fig. 6).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-4.jpg?v=1638860733" width="1085" height="814" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-4.jpg?v=1638860733 1085w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-4-300x225.jpg?v=1638860733 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-4-1024x768.jpg?v=1638860733 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-4-768x576.jpg?v=1638860733 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-1-4-370x278.jpg?v=1638860733 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1085px) 100vw, 1085px" title="Fig. 3 The internal view 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 internal view of the church from the west: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/005-15.jpg?v=1638860913" width="690" height="469" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/005-15.jpg?v=1638860913 690w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/005-15-300x204.jpg?v=1638860913 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/005-15-370x251.jpg?v=1638860913 370w" sizes="(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px" title="Fig. 5 The southern view of the church: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS. " alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 5 The southern view of the church: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS.

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Fig. 2 The internal view of the church from the east: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-16.jpg?v=1638860779" width="1082" height="812" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-16.jpg?v=1638860779 1082w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-16-300x225.jpg?v=1638860779 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-16-1024x768.jpg?v=1638860779 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-16-768x576.jpg?v=1638860779 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-16-370x278.jpg?v=1638860779 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1082px) 100vw, 1082px" title="Fig. 4 The general view of the church from the north: 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 north: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/006-14.jpg?v=1638860963" width="690" height="456" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/006-14.jpg?v=1638860963 690w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/006-14-300x198.jpg?v=1638860963 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/006-14-370x245.jpg?v=1638860963 370w" sizes="(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px" title="Fig. 6 The general view of the church from the south: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS. " alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 6 The general view of the church from the south: 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 available about the monument during or after the war.

Bibliographic examination

The description of the monument is based on the information in the database of the MESCS of the Artsakh Republic.

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Location

The church is located in Khandzadzor village of Hadrut region of the Artsakh Republic. The village is situated on the southeastern slope of Dizapayt, in a bare and unattractive area (Fig. 1), from where it got its name. The village is also called Tsarishen, which is associated with a large elm growing in the center of the village (Mkrtchyan 1985, 128). Researcher Shahen Mkrtchyan gives a very brief description of the village and the church in his book on the monuments of Nagorno Karabakh, published in Armenian in 1985. The author refers to the church in more detail in the book dedicated to the monuments of Nagorno Karabakh, already published in Russian in 1988 (Мкртчян 1988, 104).

The church is located in the southeastern, elevated district of the village, next to the monument dedicated to the Patriotic War.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Khandzadzor-church.jpg?v=1640381446" width="1111" height="403" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Khandzadzor-church.jpg?v=1640381446 1111w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Khandzadzor-church-300x109.jpg?v=1640381446 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Khandzadzor-church-1024x371.jpg?v=1640381446 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Khandzadzor-church-768x279.jpg?v=1640381446 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Khandzadzor-church-370x134.jpg?v=1640381446 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1111px) 100vw, 1111px" title="Khandzadzor church" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-768x576.jpg?v=1639981967" width="768" height="576" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-768x576.jpg?v=1639981967 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-300x225.jpg?v=1639981967 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1024x768.jpg?v=1639981967 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-1536x1152.jpg?v=1639981967 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-370x278.jpg?v=1639981967 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001.jpg?v=1639981967 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" title="Fig. 1 The general view of Khandzadzor, photo by S. Danielyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 1 The general view of Khandzadzor, photo by S. Danielyan.

Historical overview

There is no historical information about the church. According to the certificate of St. Astvatsatsin Church of Khandzadzor made by the Monument Protection Department of the MESCS of the Artsakh Republic, the church was built in the 19th century on the site of a former church.

Architectural-compositional description

 The church plan presents a rectangular, single-nave vaulted hall with an eastern semicircular altar and adjacent vestries (Fig. 2), at that the bema is only one step above the prayer hall (Fig. 7). The cylindrical vault rests on an arcade composed of wall-adjacent columns. The dimensions of the church are 14 X 6 X 7 meters. The only entrance is from the south (Fig. 3). There are two large cross reliefs on the upper stone of the lintel, which was reused twice and adapted for the lintel. On the right and left sides of the entrance there are khachkars typical of the 17th century (Fig. 4), whose right side has an inscription. The church is built of local semi-finished limestone (Figs. 5, 6).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003.jpg?v=1639982510" width="648" height="864" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003.jpg?v=1639982510 648w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-225x300.jpg?v=1639982510 225w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-278x370.jpg?v=1639982510 278w" sizes="(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" title="Fig. 3 The southern entrance of the church, photo by G. Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 3 The southern entrance of the church, photo by G. Budaghyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/005.jpg?v=1639982564" width="800" height="600" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/005.jpg?v=1639982564 800w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/005-300x225.jpg?v=1639982564 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/005-768x576.jpg?v=1639982564 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/005-370x278.jpg?v=1639982564 370w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" title="Fig. 5 The general view of the church from the south, photo by G. Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 5 The general view of the church from the south, photo by G. Budaghyan.

The condition before and after the war

The church was not damaged during the Artsakh wars, it served as a warehouse during the Soviet years. It needed to undergo repairs. It is located in Hadrut region presently occupied by Azerbaijan and there is no information about its future.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002.jpg?v=1639982363" width="829" height="545" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002.jpg?v=1639982363 829w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-300x197.jpg?v=1639982363 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-768x505.jpg?v=1639982363 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-370x243.jpg?v=1639982363 370w" sizes="(max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px" title="Fig. 2 The church plan, Мкртчян Ш., Историко-архитектурные памятники Нагорного Карабаха, 1988, page 104." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 2 The church plan, Мкртчян Ш., Историко-архитектурные памятники Нагорного Карабаха, 1988, page 104.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004.jpg?v=1639982536" width="648" height="864" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004.jpg?v=1639982536 648w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-225x300.jpg?v=1639982536 225w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/004-278x370.jpg?v=1639982536 278w" sizes="(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" title="Fig. 4 The khachkar embedded into the wall near the church entrance, photo by G. Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 4 The khachkar embedded into the wall near the church entrance, photo by G. Budaghyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/006-768x576.jpg?v=1639982599" width="768" height="576" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/006-768x576.jpg?v=1639982599 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/006-300x225.jpg?v=1639982599 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/006-1024x768.jpg?v=1639982599 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/006-1536x1152.jpg?v=1639982599 1536w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/006-370x278.jpg?v=1639982599 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/006.jpg?v=1639982599 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" title="Fig. 6 The general view of the church from the west, photo by G. Budaghyan." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 6 The general view of the church from the west, photo by G. Budaghyan.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/007-768x576.jpg?v=1639982635" width="768" height="576" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/007-768x576.jpg?v=1639982635 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/007-300x225.jpg?v=1639982635 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/007-1024x768.jpg?v=1639982635 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/007-370x278.jpg?v=1639982635 370w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/007.jpg?v=1639982635 1096w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" title="Fig. 7 The interior of the church, photo from the Database of the Department of Monument Protection of the AR MESCS." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 7 The interior of the church, photo from the Database of the Department of Monument Protection of the AR MESCS.

Bibliography

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

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

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Location

The church is located about 600 meters east of Berdahonj fortress, on an elevated place in a forested area, on the edge of the old road leading to Shekher.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Berdahonj.jpg?v=1639745749" width="1353" height="511" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Berdahonj.jpg?v=1639745749 1353w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Berdahonj-300x113.jpg?v=1639745749 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Berdahonj-1024x387.jpg?v=1639745749 1024w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Berdahonj-768x290.jpg?v=1639745749 768w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Berdahonj-370x140.jpg?v=1639745749 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1353px) 100vw, 1353px" alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Historical overview

Makar Barkhutaryants mentions this church, but does not provide any information about the construction period (Barkhutaryants 1895, 90).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001.jpeg?v=1639720993" width="690" height="469" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001.jpeg?v=1639720993 690w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-300x204.jpeg?v=1639720993 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/001-370x251.jpeg?v=1639720993 370w" sizes="(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px" title="Fig. 1 The general view of the church from the south: 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 south: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS.

Architectural-compositional description

 The church is a single-nave vaulted hall with a semicircular altar and adjacent vestries (Figs. 1, 2). The vault of the hall is fortified with two hewn, light, sagittal blind arcades, which rest on the pylons of the southern and northern walls (Fig. 3). The dimensions of the structure are 11.0 m long and 6.51 m wide. The entrance is from the south. It is built of rough stones and lime mortar. It is plastered inwardly and decorated with khachkars embedded into the walls. The probable time of construction is the 17th century.

According to Makar Barkhutaryants, it is possible that there once used to be a monastery in the area (Barkhutaryants 1895, 90).

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002.jpeg?v=1639721024" width="690" height="466" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002.jpeg?v=1639721024 690w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-300x203.jpeg?v=1639721024 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/002-370x250.jpeg?v=1639721024 370w" sizes="(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px" title="Fig. 2 The general view of the church from the east: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS." alt="" loading="lazy" 		class="so-widget-image"/>

Fig. 2 The general view of the church from the east: photo from the Database of monuments of the MESCS.

		<img src="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003.jpeg?v=1639721065" width="690" height="471" srcset="https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003.jpeg?v=1639721065 690w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-300x205.jpeg?v=1639721065 300w, https://monumentwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/003-370x253.jpeg?v=1639721065 370w" sizes="(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px" 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 mostly standing. During the war active battles took place in the vicinities of Taghavard village, but no information is known about the monument either during or after the war.

Bibliographic examination

Though the church has not been newly built, it has often been left out of the attention of researchers. 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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