Sirun Khach Ancient Site :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Sirun Khach Ancient Site

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Khanlar / Voskanapat

Location

A thick wood extending east of Voskanapat in the direction of Mount Pand retains an ancient site called Sirun Khach.

“Nor-Dar,” 1891, No. 47, p. 2.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 446.

Name Origin

Probably, the name of Sirun Khach, i.e. the Armenian equivalent for ‘Beautiful Cross,’ derives from one or several cross-stones located there.