The Nortth-Eastern Cemetery :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

The Nortth-Eastern Cemetery

RA (Republic of Armenia) / Tavush / Noyemberian / Voskepar

Location

This graveyard extends at the north-eastern extremity of the village, close to the highway of Ijevan-Noyemberian, at an altitude of 754 metres above sea level (N 41°04՛24.36՛՛; E 045°04՛00.58՛՛).

Karapetian Samvel, The Historical Monuments of Voskepar, Yerevan, 2013, p. 10.

Historical Introduction

Most presumably, it dates back to the Early Middle Ages and belonged to the village that existed around the aforementioned 7th century church. Apparently, life continued in this place until the 13th to 14th centuries, which is attested by the remnants of funerary monuments, and particularly, some preserved cross-stone pedestals. The last burials were held in the cemetery between the 1830s and 1860s, being perpetuated by rectangular, mostly inscribed, tombstones.

Karapetian Samvel, The Historical Monuments of Voskepar, Yerevan, 2013, pp. 10-11.

Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative
Date 2013 y․

Grave-stone