ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

NKR (Country) / Karvajar (District) / Yeritsushen (Village)

Location

Yeritsushen is hardly one km away of Igadzor, in the northeast. Its altitude is 1550-1600 m, 50 or 60 m higher than the latter.

Historical Introduction
1763 y․

The only written evidence on the village is the cadastre of 1763.

Etymology

Description

This village was also later reinhabited by the Turkish nomads who simply translated its name to Keshishkand.

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Keshishkend	1812 — 1920 yy․