Shtabi Jam Church :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Shtabi Jam Church 13 — 14 cc․

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Kokia

Architectural Description

In the middle of Kokia can be seen the main walls of a tri-nave church (exterior dimensions: 11.20 x 8.80 metres) built of hewn stone and having finely-finished cornerstones.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 301.

Description

The building and composition peculiarities of this monument, which is known among the local inhabitants by the name of Shtabi Zham (i.e. Church of the Headquarters), trace it back to the period between the 13th and 14th centuries. A spacious necropolis extending around it retains gravestones covering the time-span between the 13th and 18th centuries. Special mention should be made of some of them which are enriched with reliefs of everyday life.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 301.

Type Photo
View Partial view
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative
Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

A partial view of the church called Shtabi Zham (Church of the Headquarters), in which one of the local Georgian inhabitants willfully conducted excavations several years ago.

Type Measurement
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Sketch