Photo by Armine Hayrapetyan (2022)
Karaglukh [Kʻaraglukh] hamlet, "Kuchir Shal" cemetery, Khatchkar № 8
Monument
Monument type
Khachkar (cross stone) Given name
It doesn"t have Other names
It doesn"t have initial, sequential and current
Burial monument
Original ownership and affiliation
K‘araglukh village
The name of conservation unit
Khatchkar A topographic report
Region, community, settlement
The province of Great Aṛank‘ (later Khatchen, Khach‘en), from the Artsakh region of Greater Historical Armenia. Until 2020, Republic of Artsakh, Askeran region, Khramort‘ village, K‘araglukh hamlet. The village was occupied by the Azerbaijani army in 2022, on March 24, thus the fate of the monument is unknown.
Address
Khramort‘ village, K‘araglukh hamlet Topography
It is located 6.5 km northwest of Askeran, in the Kuchir shal1 area of K‘araglukh village. Distance and location from community
About 0.5 km southeast of the village of K‘araglukh, in the recently discovered cemetery. Site elevation above sea level
It is located at an altitude of 1012 meters. Hydrography
It is located 4.10 km south of Khach‘enaget, on the eastern wooded slope of Mount Shikak‘ar. Description
The tombstone is dislodged, with the left edge broken. It has small dimensions (96×40×18cm) with a circular head. In the center, a large floral cross with wide arms is sculpted, with woven geometric motifs still detectable on its four sides. Historical record
Cultural characteristics, period, century (centuries)
Armenian Apostolic Church, Middle Ages, 13th-14th centuries. Documents for dating: according to the iconography
According to the stylistic and artistic characteristics Brief historical overview
A newly discovered khachkar is being published for the first time. There is no information or data about the monument in historical sources. Descriptive-Characterization Report
Building material (type, colour)
White-gray limestone Type
Khatchkar, with its structure and artistic composition, supposedly dates back to the 13th-14th centuries. Dimensions: width
40 sm Dimensions: height
96 sm Dimensions: depth, thickness
18 sm State of conservation: Qualitative (good, average, bad, emergency, ruins)
Bad Value
This khatchkar and dozens of burial monuments in the same location have been recently discovered and hold significant historical and cultural importance not only in terms of studying the village of K‘araglukh and Artsakh, but also medieval Armenian burial monuments. ----------------------------
1"Kuchir shal," a small flat area in the Artsakh dialect. Photos
