Karkazhan, Cemetery of the Karmir kerts hamlet, khachkar № 6
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. On September 20, 2023, the area was occupied by the Azerbaijani army. The current condition of the monument is unknown.
Original ownership and affiliation
Belongs to the medieval cemetery called “Khach” (Karmir Avetaran / Red Gospel) of the Karmir Qerts¹ settlement.
The name of conservation unit
Khachkar
A topographic report
Region (province), community
Greater Armenia, Province of Artsakh, Harchlank Province (later Varanda).
Karkazhan (Krkzhan) village was incorporated into the city of Stepanakert after liberation.
Address
Stepanakert, Karkazhan, Karmir Qerts settlement
Topography
Located southwest of Stepanakert, on the plateau beneath the high rocky massif known as Karmir Qerts (Red Cliff).
Distance and location from community
Located 1.6 km southwest of the Krkzhan district of Stepanakert.

Site elevation above sea level
1,130 m above sea level
Hydrography
Located 1.8 km east of the Vararakn River
Historical record
Cultural characteristics, period, century (centuries)
Armenian Apostolic Church, 12th–13th centuries
Documents for dating: according to the iconography
Based on stylistic and artistic features
Chronological table of research on the monument (period, author, works)
In 2012–2013, field studies of the monument were conducted by Gagik Sargsyan and Lernik Hovhannisyan on the instruction of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport of the Republic of Artsakh.
Brief historical overview
No information or data about the monument is known from historical sources.
Descriptive-Characterization Report
Building material (type, colour)
Sandstone
Type
Funerary monument
Dimensions: width
63 cm
Dimensions: height
50 cm
Dimensions: depth, thickness
10 cm
State of conservation: Qualitative (good, average, bad, emergency, ruins)
Average
Value
This khachkar and the funerary monuments located at the same site are of significant historical and cultural importance for the study and documentation of the historical environment around Stepanakert, Armenian medieval monuments, and the intangible cultural heritage of Artsakh.
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