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Dzorin Khach (Cross of the Gorge) Bridge 1913 y․

NKR / Hadrut / Tzamdzor

Location

The bridge is located at the southern extremity of Tzamdzor Village, Hadrut District, Republic of Artsakh (RMK).
Geographical coordinates: N 39°29°37.02,°° E 46°57°49.20.°°

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 136.

Historical Introduction

According to its construction inscription (see it in the Armenian text), set in the right-bank pier of its facade looking downstream, it was erected through the local people’s means in 1913.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 136.

Architectural Description

Span length: 4.96 metres; passage width: 4.72 metres.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 136.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Commemoration 1913 y․

According to its construction inscription (see it in the Armenian text), set in the right-bank pier of its facade looking downstream, it was erected through the local people’s means in 1913:
This (bridge) of Sourb Tzor is in memory of all the people of Tzamtzor, 1913.

Samvel Karapetian, The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 136.

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