Yekeghetsadzor Bridge :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Yekeghetsadzor Bridge 18 c․

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Dashkesan / Banants

Location

The bridge lies over a stream named Yekeghetsadzori Joor (i.e. River of the Church Gorge), 6.5 kilometres south-west of Banants Village, Karhat (Dashkesan) District, Northern Artsakh—a region that suffered deportation of its Armenian population in 1988 and has been annexed to Azerbaijan since then.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 98.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 84.

Historical Introduction
18 c․

It represents a single-span vaulted structure dating back to the 18th century.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 98.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 84.

Architectural Description

The bridge represents a single-span, vaulted structure. Span length: 5.50 metres

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 98.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 84.

Repairs
1932 y․

In 1932 the bridge was repaired by Hovhannes Gyurjian (Gurjunts Hovhan).

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 98.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 84.

Type Photo
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1986 y․

Type Photo
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

Type Measurement
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Sketch

Measurement by Samvel Karaptian; preparation for publication by Ashot Hakobian

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
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