Gavit :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Gavit 1800 y․

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Dashkesan / Khachakap

Location
1800 y․

The gavit, built in 1800, adjoins St. Sahak-Mesrop Church in the west.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 190.

Architectural Description

It represents a rectangular, vaulted structure of gable roof, built of undressed stone and mortar. Its interior walls bear about ten khachkars and gravestones some of which are inscribed.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 190.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Construction 1800 y․

Carved above the entrance of the gavit:
This gavit was built under Prior Samuel the Bishop in the year 1800.
The Armenian original published in: “Ardzagank,” 1886, No. 21, p. 308; Barkhutariants, M. Artsakh. Baku, 1895, p. 289; Lalayan, Yer. Gandzak District. In: “Azgagrakan Handes,” vol. 5, Tiflis, 1899, No. 1, p. 340.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 190.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Construction 1800 y․

Engraved near the western corner of the northern wall of the gavit:
Built in the year 1800 of the Armenian era.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 190.

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

An eastward view of the interior of the gavit