Simonents Bridge :: ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Simonents Bridge 1838 y․

NKR / Shushi / Karintak

Location

Simonents Bridge is situated over the river Karkar in Karintak Village, Shooshi District, Republic of Artsakh (RMK), at an altitude of 1,085 metres above sea level.
Geographical coordinates: N 39°44°23.62,°° E 44°44°58.71.°°

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 106.

Historical Introduction
1838 y․

As attested by the construction inscription of the bridge, it was founded in 1838 by Hakob Simonian:

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 106.

Architectural Description

Span length: 6.25 metres; passage width: 3.30 metres; height above water level: 5.40 metres.

Karapetian, Samvel. The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 106.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Construction 1838 y․

As attested by the construction inscription of the bridge (see it in the Armenian text), it was founded in 1838 by Hakob Simonian:
I had this bridge built. Servant of Christ Hakub Simonov, in the year 1838.

Samvel Karapetian, The Bridges of Artsakh, Yerevan, 2009, p. 106.

Type Photo
Author Samvel Karapetyan

Type Copied Lapidary Inscription
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Graphical Drawing

Type Photo
Author Samvel Karapetyan

Type Measurement
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Sketch

Measurement by Samvel Karaptian; preparation for publication by Ashot Hakobian

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