Karkazhan, Cemetery of the Hin Krkzhan hamlet, Khachkar № 2
Stepanakert, STEPANAKERT
Monument
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Registrated monument
Monument type
Khachkar
initial, sequential and current
The khachkar was carved in the 12th–13th centuries as a funerary monument. Since September 2023, Artsakh has been occupied and ethnically cleansed of Armenians by Azerbaijan. The current condition of the monument is unknown.
Original ownership and affiliation
Karkazhan (Hin Krkzhan / Old Krkzhan)
The name of conservation unit
Khachkar
A topographic report
Region (province), community
Greater Armenia, Artsakh World, Harchlank Province (later Varanda).
In the 19th–20th centuries it was part of the Shusha Uyezd of the Elisavetpol Governorate.
In 1991–1992 Karkazhan was liberated, after which it was incorporated into the city of Stepanakert.
Address
Stepanakert, Karkazhan (Hin Krkzhan / Old Krkzhan)
Topography
Located on the southwestern side of the city of Stepanakert.
Distance and location from community
Located 200 m southwest of the Karkazhan district of Stepanakert.
Site elevation above sea level
1,054 m above sea level
Hydrography
Located on the left slope of the Vararakn River valley, 1.3 km from the riverbank.
Historical record
Cultural characteristics, period, century (centuries)
Armenian Apostolic Church, 12th–13th centuries
Documents for dating: according to the iconography
Based on the stylistic and artistic features of the monument
Chronological table of research on the monument (period, author, works)
No historical records or testimonies about the monument are known. In 2013, field studies were conducted 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 Protection of the Historical Environment of the Government of the Republic of Artsakh, and a registration record of the khachkar was compiled.
Descriptive-Characterization Report
Building material (type, colour)
White sandstone
Type
Funerary monument
Dimensions: width
59 cm
Dimensions: height
72 cm
Dimensions: depth, thickness
14 cm
State of conservation: Qualitative (good, average, bad, emergency, ruins)
Average
Value
Important for the study of the medieval cultural layer in the surroundings of Stepanakert.
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