Haghpat

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Haghpat
Հաղպատ
State : ArmeniaArmenia Armenia
Province : Lori
Coordinates : 41 ° 6 '  N , 44 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 6 '  N , 44 ° 43'  E
 
Residents : 787 (2001)
Time zone : UTC + 4
 
Community type: Village
Haghpat (Armenia)
Haghpat
Haghpat

Haghpat ( Armenian Հաղպատ ) is a village in the northern Armenian province of Lori .

geography

It is located near the city of Alaverdi and the Georgian border at an altitude of about 1000 m on a jagged plateau, an extensive flat landscape that is cut through by deep river beds. The villages of Sanahin and Akner as well as part of Alawerdi are within sight on neighboring plateau parts, but to get there you have to cope with the steep and arduous ascent and descent through the river bed.

monastery

Haghpat is through the monastery Haghpat known (Haghpatavank), which was founded in the 10th century (967 or 976), and since 2000 with the adjacent monastery Sanahin for UNESCO - World Heritage matters. The construction of the monastery originated under the Bagratid dynasty . The oldest part of the monastery, the Surb Nschan Church (Holy Cross Church), was completed in 991 by the Armenian architect Trdat . The particularly large vestibule of Haghpat, a gawit typical of medieval churches in Armenia , was built around 1210 in place of a mausoleum .

The monastery complex belongs to the Armenian Apostolic Church . There are some cross stones with artistic engravings ( chatschkare ) and bishop's graves distributed over the area . The complex is an outstanding example of medieval Armenian architecture and therefore has been attracting a growing number of tourists since some Armenian travel agencies mentioned Haghpat in their guidebooks.

  • Surb Nschan (Holy Cross Church)

  • Chapel of Our Lady

  • Bell tower

  • Detail in the Gawit

  • Dome in the Hamazasp building

  • Khachkar

economy

The impoverished village hardly benefits from tourism to the Haghpatavank monastery complex; the vast majority of the inhabitants live from cattle breeding and vegetable cultivation. Some villagers work in Alaverdi, about 10 km from Haghpat, while others collect and sell berries (mainly blackberries and dogwood ) in the nearby forests .

traffic

The place has been connected to the Tbilisi – Yerevan railway line since 1899 and has a train station .

Web links

Commons : Haghpat  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin. UNESCO World Heritage List (English and other languages, accessed on August 28, 2016).
  2. ↑ Haghpat. In: Armenian Studies Program. California State University, Fresno , accessed August 28, 2016 .
  3. ^ Neil Robinson: World Rail Atlas . Vol. 8: The Middle East and Caucasus . 2006. ISBN 954-12-0128-8 , plate 51.