Jokhtak Kamurj Bridge :: ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Jokhtak Kamurj Bridge 9 — 11 cc․

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Getabek / Daya-Gharabulagh

Location

Jokhtak Bridge stretches over the Parisos—the left tributary of the river Shamkor—in the territory of a village site of the same name, at an altitude of 1,150 metres above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 22.

Historical Introduction

“...called Bayram Ali or Ghosha Kyopri (two bridges), apparently after the two bridges one of which is now in ruins—only a single part of it is still preserved...”

Smbat M. Antiquities in the Neighbourhood of Getabek. In: Nor-Dar, 1893, No. 36, p. 2 (the original in Armenian).
Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 22.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 241.

Taking into account the fact that the adjacent ancient sites and monuments (Parisos Monastery, Parisos Castle and the churches of the town site of Parisos) mostly date from the 9th to the 11th centuries.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 22.

The other bridge was located in the village site of Chanakhchi, rather far from Jokhtak Kamurj; therefore, the latter might have had another bridge demolished later.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 241.

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Ghosha-Keorpi
Bayram-Ali