ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Eyrivank 1 Monuments

Azerbaijan (Country) / Northern Artsakh (Area) / Getabek (District) / Eyrivank (Village)

Location

The village is situated in a deep gorge lying on both banks of the river Inekboghan, 19 kilometres south-west of the district centre, between 1,290 and 1,410 metres of altitude above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 242.

Historical Introduction

It represents a Turkish settlement tracing back to the early 20th century and established in the site of an Armenian village devastated and stripped of its inhabitants in the 1770s.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 242.

Name Origin

The name of Eyrivank derives from a nearby medieval monastery and is etymologized as ‘A Leaning Monastery’ (‘vank’ is the Armenian equivalent for ‘monastery,’ and ‘eyri’ is the Turkish equivalent for ‘leaning’).

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 242.

Historical Introduction

The historical names of the village and church have fallen into oblivion.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 242.

Type Photo
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Author Rafael Abgarian
Source Colour Negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․