Kichan, cemetery with khachkars, Khachkar № 4
Martakert region, Kichan [Kich‘an]
Monument
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Registrated monument

Monument type
Khachkar
initial, sequential and current
The khachkar was carved in the 10th–11th centuries as a funerary monument. In September 2023, Artsakh was occupied and ethnically cleansed of Armenians by Azerbaijan. There is no information about the monument’s current condition.
Original ownership and affiliation
Kichan village
The name of conservation unit
Khachkar
A topographic report
Region (province), community
Greater Armenia, Artsakh World, Mets Arank Province (later Khachen).
1991–2020: Republic of Artsakh, Martakert District.
Address
Republic of Artsakh, Martakert District, Kichan
Topography
Located 20.5 km southwest of Martakert.
Distance and location from community
Located 300 m southwest of Kichan village, on the right side of the north–south highway connecting Stepanakert and Vardenis.
Site elevation above sea level
Approximately 966 m above sea level.
Hydrography
Located in the valley of the Khachen River, 3 km north of the river.
Historical record
Cultural characteristics, period, century (centuries)
Armenian Apostolic Church, 10th–11th centuries
Documents for dating: Justification of the date based on epigraphy.
Based on epigraphic evidence
Documents for dating: according to the iconography
Based on stylistic and artistic features
Chronological table of monument
Field studies were carried out at the monument site by the State Service for the Protection of the Historical Environment, State Non-Commercial Organization (SNCO, under the Department of Tourism and Preservation of the Historical Environment of the Government of the Republic of Artsakh. The khachkars were documented and measured.
Descriptive-Characterization Report
Building material (type, colour)
White sandstone
Type
Funerary monument
State of conservation: Qualitative (good, average, bad, emergency, ruins)
Bad (weathered)
Value
The monument has exceptional value for the study of medieval khachkar art in Artsakh. The Kichan khachkar field testifies to the continuous development of Christian faith and artistic worldview in Artsakh.
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