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The Church of Hartagomer

Location

Hartagomer rural settlement is located 3,5 km northeast of Khtsaberd village of Hadrut, on the southern slope of Mount Haros, in the hayfield called Yeghtsun Dzor.

Historical overview

The village was inhabited until the beginning of the 18th century. At the beginning of the 18th century, the inhabitants moved to Shushi district and founded Karintak village.

Architectural-compositional examination

The church of Yeghtsun Dzor is located in the center of the village, in a semi- dilapidated condition (Fig. 1). It is a monument of the 16th-17th cc., built of local limestone and lime mortar (Fig. 2). It is a single-nave vaulted hall (dimensions: 7.1x5.2 m). The walls have been preserved at a height of 4-5 m. The vaulted roof is collapsed, except for the dome of the conch of the altar. The altar has a semicircular design. In the altar, parallel to the central window opened from the east in the same direction, small khachkars are embedded in the wall, seven of which are preserved in situ in holitic condition (Fig. 3). The entrance is from the west, the illumination is done by one small window opening from the east and the west (Figs. 4, 5, 6).

Fig. 3 The interior of the church from the west, photo source: Artsakh MESCS database.

Fig. 5 The eastern facade of the church, photo source: Artsakh MESCS database.

Fig. 1 The general view of the church from the north-west, photo source: Artsakh MESCS database.

Fig. 2 The church from the south, photo source: Artsakh MESCS database.

Fig. 4 The khachkars embedded into the altar, photo source: monuments.nk.am website.

Fig. 6 The entrance of the church from inside, photo source: Artsakh MESCS database.

The condition before, during and after the war.

The church was not damaged during the hostilities. No information is known about the monument after the war.

Literature

  1. Sh․ Mkrtchyan, Historical and Architectural Monuments of Nagorno Karabakh, Yerevan, 1985.
  2. Bishop Makar Barkhutaryants, “Artsakh”, Baku, 1895.
The Church of Hartagomer
The Church of Hartagomer
The Church of Hartagomer
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