Khlpants Khach Chapel :: ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Khlpants Khach Chapel 18 c․

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Dashkesan / Banants

Location

The chapel of Khelpanits Khach located in the centre of the village.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 127.

Architectural Description
16 — 18 cc․

The chapel of Khelpants Khach, a vaulted building of undressed stone and mortar dating from the 18th century, is located in the centre of the village. Its walls bear some khachkars and fragments of other cross-stones, one of which is remarkable for a relief representing the Crucifixion (1556).

‘Khelpants’ is the name of the Khalapiants’ family, distorted in the village dialect. ‘Khach’ is the Armenian equivalent for ‘Cross,, so ‘Khelpants Khach’ means ‘the Khalapiants’ Chapel.’
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 127.

Type Photo
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

The chapel of Khelpants Khach

Type Photo
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

The chapel of Khelpants Khach

Type Measurement
Author Samvel Karapetyan