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Castle 10 — 12 cc․

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Khanlar / Voskanapat

Location
10 — 12 cc․

A small fort, dating from the 10th to 12th centuries, is preserved on the left bank of the river Gandzak, in the south-west of Voskanapat.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 446.

Description

The only topographer to have visited it is Bishop Barkhutariants (Yer. Lalayan used the information he reports without referring to the source): “A small stronghold built of stone and mortar rises on the left bank of the river Voskanapat, about a mile above a village of the same name. It is almost square in shape and has a gate. Small as it is, it represents a fine monument enjoying a favourable position and solid ramparts with four towers. It might have had another row of fortified walls extending a little below its main ramparts and comprising a dwelling together with a building of stone and mortar.”