Mazi Bridge :: ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Mazi Bridge

NKR / Martakert / Tonashen

Location

This name is used with reference to two adjacent bridges lying in the middle of the road running from Mataghis towards Jraberd via the valley of the river Trtu (Tartar), on the border-line between Metzshen and Tonashen Villages, Martakert District, Republic of Artsakh (RMK).

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 129.

Historical Introduction

According to a preserved construction inscription (see it in the Armenian text), the second of these bridges was built in 1902 through master Abraham Kamaliants’s efforts, with the financial assistance of Harutiun Hayrapetiants from Tonashen.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 129.

Adjoining this bridge are the remnants of another similar monument which is evidently older—probably, dating from the Middle Ages—and is certain to have been reduced to ruins much earlier (its left-bank pier is comparatively better preserved).

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 129.

Unfortunately, the bridge known by the names Mazi, or Geti Gomeri was blown up in the aftermath of hostilities during the liberation struggle of Artsakh. At present the site is occupied by a new bridge of metal which is situated in a position higher than the annihilated one.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 129.

Architectural Description

Mazi Bridge used to have a span length of 8.62 metres with a passage width of 4.20 metres, its height above water level amounting to 10.75 metres.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 129.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Construction 1902 y․

According to a preserved construction inscription (see it in the Armenian text), the second of these bridges was built in 1902 through master Abraham Kamaliants’s efforts, with the financial assistance of Harutiun Hayrapetiants from Tonashen:

This bridge was erected in 1902 with the means of Harutiun Hayrapetian from Tonashen Village. The master of this bridge is Abraham Kamaliants from Gyune Jartar, 1902.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 129.

Type Photo
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Date 2004 y․

Type Photo
Author Samvel Karapetyan

Type Photo
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Date 2004 y․

Type Photo
Author Samvel Karapetyan

Type Copied Lapidary Inscription
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Sketch

Type Copied Lapidary Inscription
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Graphical Drawing

Type Measurement
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Sketch

Measurement by Samvel Karapetian; preparation for publication by Ashot Hakobian

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Geti Gomeri