Nor Brajur, khachkar № 5
Nor Shahumyan (Kʻarvachaṛ) region, Nor Brajur
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 donation khachkar for a church. In the 18th–19th centuries, shepherds who settled here destroyed the cemetery during the Soviet years. In 1993, after the liberation of Karvachar, residents of the village of Nor Brajur discovered the khachkar together with four other khachkars and re-erected them, as a result of which a new shrine was formed. In 2020, the Karvachar district was again seized by Azerbaijan. There is no information about the current condition of the monument.
Original ownership and affiliation
Principality of Upper Khachen
The name of conservation unit
Khachkar
A topographic report
Region (province), community
Greater Armenia, Province of Artsakh, Vaykunikʻ (later Upper Khachen or Tsar) gavaṛ; until 2023 — Republic of Artsakh, Nor Shahumyan (Kʻarvachaṛ) District

Address
Republic of Artsakh, Nor Shahumyan (Kʻarvachaṛ) District, Nor Brajur
Topography
Located 8 km northeast of Kʻarvachaṛ.
Distance and location from community
Located within the village of Nor Brajur.
Site elevation above sea level
1,260 m above sea level
Hydrography
Located in the valley of the Trtu (Tʻartʻaṛ) River, 130 m from the river, in the left-bank quarter of the village.
Historical record
Cultural characteristics, period, century (centuries)
Armenian Apostolic Church, 12th–13th centuries
Documents for dating: according to the iconography
Based on stylistic and iconographic features and comparative analysis
Chronological table of research on the monument (period, author, works)
In 2010, at the initiative of the Department of Tourism and Preservation of the Historical Environment under the Government of the Republic of Artsakh, Lernik Hovhannisyan visited the monument site and, based on fieldwork, compiled the monument’s certification document.
The khachkar is also mentioned by Samvel Karapetyan in the volume Mravakank of the book series History of Armenia, published in 2019.
Descriptive-Characterization Report
Building material (type, colour)
Gray sandstone
Type
Votive khachkar
Dimensions: width
27 cm
Dimensions: height
30 cm
Dimensions: depth, thickness
7 cm
State of conservation: Qualitative (good, average, bad, emergency, ruins)
Bad
Value
Of great importance for the study of medieval khachkar art of Artsakh.
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