Photo by Sasun Danielyan (RAA archive)
Anapat (Hermitage) of T‘aghaseṛ
Monument
Monument type
Monastic complex
Given name
Anapat (Hermitage) of T‘aghaseṛ
Other names
Napat
initial, sequential and current
The complex was built between the 13th and 14th centuries and was in use until the 18th century. The exact date and reason for the destruction or abandonment are not known. The complex was a pilgrimage site and a sanctuary for the inhabitants of surrounding communities until October 10, 2020.
Original ownership and affiliation
Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicosate of Aghvank, T‘aghaseṛ village
The name of conservation unit
Monastic complex
Individually referenced sections (parts) of conservation unit
Church
Cemetery
Khachkar № 1
Khachkar № 2
Khachkar № 3
Khachkar № 4
Khachkar № 5
Khachkar № 6
Khachkar № 7
Khachkar № 8
Khachkar № 9
Khachkar № 10

A topographic report
Region, community, settlement
Located in the Myus Haband (later, Dizak) region of Artsakh province in historical Greater Armenia, until 2020, in T‘aghaseṛ village, Hadrut region, the Republic of Artsakh.
Address
The Republic of Artsakh, Hadrut region, T‘aghaseṛ village, Hin Taghaser settlement. Seized by Azerbaijan in October 2020.
Topography
Located between T‘aghaseṛ and Sarinshen villages
Distance and location from community
Located 1,5 km west from T‘aghaseṛ village
Hydrography
1079 m high above sea level
Description
The hermitage and monastery is located 1,5 km west from Taghaser village in Hadrut region of the Artsakh Republic. It is on an elevated flat ridge with three separated sides. The name implies that there used to be a convent here. The monastic complex consists of a church and different constructions to the west and south, of which only the traces of walls have been preserved. The foundations of the wall surrounding the monastery are visible in certain sections.
The church is a plain vaulted hall. It has an apse on the east where the altar and two narrow vestries (avandatun) are located. The sole entrance is from the west. Several plain tombstones are visible in the area, which are completely buried in the ground. There are khachkars embedded in church walls, and several khachkars and khachkar fragments are preserved inside the church. The vaulted roof of the church is entirely collapsed, only the convex over the altar is preserved. There is a sundial on western wall made of local limestone, which is partially eroded by wind. 
Historical record
Documents for dating: according to bibliographic sources
The appearance of the monastic complex indicates that some reconstructions were done in the 17th-18th centuries. The khachkars embedded in church walls and kept inside the church refer mostly to the 13th-17th centuries. This testifies that the monastery was functioning at least from the 13th century.
Descriptive-Characterization Report
Type
Aisleless vaulted hall
Dimensions: length
12,9 m
Dimensions: width
6,1 m
Dimensions: height
5,5 m
Length of span
3500 m2
State of conservation: Qualitative (good, average, bad, emergency, ruins)
Emergency
Value
The monument is important for studying the historical, cultural and spiritual heritage of Taghaser village and Hadrut region of Artsakh.
Measurements
The Anapat (Hermitage) of T‘aghaseṛ
Measurement by Manvel Sargsyan, Mkrtchʻyan Sh. (Historical and architectural monuments of Mountainous Gharabagh), Yerevan, 1988, page 114։
Photos
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Main bibliography
1. Mkrtchʻyan Sh, 1985 - Mkrtchʻyan Shahen, Leṛnayin Gharabaghi patma-chartarapetakan hushardzannerě (Historical and architectural monuments of Mountainous Gharabagh), Yerevan, 1985 (second edition), page 137.



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