Belfry :: ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Belfry 1856 y․

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Dashkesan / Khachakap

Architectural Description

The belfry, adjoining the western facade of the gavit, dates back to 1856. It represents a double-storey structure entirely built of finely-cut stone and mortar.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 190.

Repairs
1890 y․

For the last time, major overhaul was implemented there in 1890 at 550 rubles donated by Karapet Poghossian Lalayants.

“Nor-Dar,” 1890, No. 13, p. 2.
National Archives of Armenia, fund 56, list 1, file 31, p. 94.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 190.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Construction 1856 y․

3 lines in the Armenian original engraved on the western facade:
This belfry was built by Poghos Amirkhaniants from Gandzak in the year 1856.
The Armenian original published in: Barkhutariants, M. Artsakh. Baku, 1895, p. 289; Lalayan, Yer. Gandzak District. In: “Azgagrakan Handes,” vol. 5, Tiflis, 1899, No. 1, p. 341.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 190.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Construction 1876 y․

7 lines in the Armenian original incised into the northern wall:
...built in the name of the Holy Apostles in memory of Manuel, Grigor and Simon, [his] daughters Maktagh, Balakhan, ... Khumar, my daughter-in-law Mariam, 1876.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 190.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Construction 1029 y․

4 lines in the Armenian original carved on the capitals of two eastern pillars:
Come and honour this church built in the name of our Holy Translators Sahak and Mesrop, for they spread enlightenment (450) through the Armenian land in the year 1029 A.D.
The Armenian original published in: Lalayan, Yer. Gandzak District. In: “Azgagrakan Handes,” vol. 5, Tiflis, 1899, No. 1, p. 340.
Note: According to Lalayan, this inscription is engraved in the gavit.