Church :: ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Church 16 — 17 cc․

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Khanlar / Martunashen

Location

An ancient site named Kosakal and retaining a semi-ruined church is situated in a wooded area almost opposite the village site of Miji Vank, 2 kilometres south of Martunashen.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, pp. 410-411.

Architectural Description

The church represents a uni-nave vaulted structure of undressed stone and mortar. Its western facade, whence its only entrance once opened, is totally destroyed. The neighbourhood of the sanctuary has preserved some remnants of the village site as well as the ruins of other buildings, probably, once inhabited by monks.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 411.

Historical Introduction
16 — 17 cc․

The composition and building peculiarities of the monument trace it back to the period between the 16th and 17th centuries.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 411.

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

Type Measurement
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Sketch

The plan of the churcհ of Kosakal