Mazi Bridge :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Mazi Bridge 12 — 13 cc․

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Dashkesan / Banants

Location

Mazi Bridge used to stretch over the river Artinajoor, 0.5 kilometre 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. 48.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 84.

Historical Introduction
19 c․

It was destroyed in the late 19th century.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 48.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 84.

Architectural Description
1988 y․

Most probably, a monument of the 12th to 13th centuries, it was built of undressed stone and mortar, and survived until its destruction in the late 19th century. Before the deportation of Banants Armenians (1988), its piers could still be seen on the elevated river banks facing a narrow gorge.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 48.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 84.

Span length: 10.15 metres; passage width: 3 metres.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 48.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 84.

Type Photo
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative

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

Type Photo
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative

Type Photo
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative

Type Measurement
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Sketch

Measurement by Samvel Karaptian; preparation for publication by Ashot Hakobian