Patara, Darpasut cemetery-shrine, khachkar № 4
Askeran region, Patara
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. It was discovered underground and re-erected in 2018. In September 2023, the area was seized by the Azerbaijani army. The current condition of the monument is unknown.
Original ownership and affiliation
Settlement of Darpas Vachaṛ (Darpasut)
The name of conservation unit
Khachkar
A topographic report
Region (province), community
Greater Armenia (Mets Hayk), Province of Artsakh, Harchlankʻ gavaṛ (later Khachen); until 2020 — Republic of Artsakh, Askeran District, Patara (Ptretsʻikʻ)

Address
Republic of Artsakh, Askeran District, Patara (Badara)
Topography
Located 19.2 km southwest of Askeran.
Distance and location from community
Located about 5 km southwest of the village of Patara, and 1 km southwest of the later-established settlement of Lesnoy.
Site elevation above sea level
Approximately 1,000 m above sea level
Hydrography
Located on the left side of the Patara River.
Historical record
Cultural characteristics, period, century (centuries)
Principality of Khachen, 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 2019, field studies were carried out at the monument site by the State Non-Commercial Organization (SNCO) “State Service for the Protection of the Historical Environment” under the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Artsakh. The khachkar was measured and recorded.
Descriptive-Characterization Report
Building material (type, colour)
Sandstone
Type
Funerary monument
State of conservation: Qualitative (good, average, bad, emergency, ruins)
Bad
Value
The khachkar is especially important for the study of the history and cultural heritage of the Askeran District of the Republic of Artsakh, as well as of the village of Patara.
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