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Church 9 — 10 cc․

NKR / Kashatagh / Stunis

Location
9 — 10 cc․

It is standing at the left bank of another stream flowing to Stunis, barely 800 m north of the village.

Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 135.

Architectural Description
9 — 10 cc․

A single nave vaulted basilica dating from the 9th - 10th centuries is still. It was built of coarse and semi-processed stone and mortar. The two entrances of the church were cut in the southern and western facades. There were no sacristies; the altar apse formed a horseshoe. Certain sections of the walls, especially the corners are presently broken. It seems the church had never had any inscriptions, because it is totally bare, even the processed tympanum of the southern door. The church was erected on a low stone terrace. Width of the walls varied between 120-125 cm. External dimensions are 8,40 x 6,10m.

Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 135.

Type Photo
Direction From the south
Author Samvel Karapetyan

Author Raffi Kortoshian