Avaptuk (Avotsptuk) ( armenian վապտաւուկ (վավոցպտուկ) ) is an Armenian monument located 5 km south of the city of Gandzasar on top of a high mountain.
| Monastery | |
| Avaptuk | |
|---|---|
| arm Հավապտուկ | |
| A country | Nagorno-Karabakh Republic [1] / Azerbaijan [1] |
| Location | |
| Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
The monastery complex consists of a small church, a narthex and a small church. In addition to these buildings, there are still remains of other structures. Near the monastery are 2 cemeteries.
The walls of the church of the monastery are erected from uncouth lime blocks. According to the inscriptions, the church was built in 1163 , and restored in 1223 .
On the western side of the church is a small square structure without an apse. The doors of this building and the church located in the southern part.
On the territory of the monastery there are khachkars that served as tombstones and mainly have a height of not more than 1 m
Literature
- Mkrtchyan Shagen Makichovich. Historical and architectural monuments of Nagorno-Karabakh. - Yerevan: Hayastan, 1988 .-- S. 360. - 25,000 copies. - ISBN —5-540-00402-7.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 According to the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan , the territory controlled by the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is part of the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The de facto Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is an unrecognized state , most of which is not controlled by Azerbaijan.