Surb Astwazazin Monastery
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| place | approx. 20 km northeast of Karwachar | |
| Construction year | 12-17 Century | |
| Coordinates | 40 ° 10 '16.3 " N , 46 ° 15' 30.5" E | |
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The Surb Astwazazin Monastery ( Armenian Սուրբ Աստվածածին վանք Surb Astwazazin Wank , "Holy Mother of God Monastery"), also known as Kussanaz Anapat ( Armenian Կուսանաց անապատ Kussanaz Anapat , "Hermitage of the Virgin"), is a former Armenian monastery in the Province shahumyan region of the de facto independent, but de jure Azerbaijan associated Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).
location
The Surb Astwazazin Monastery is located in the east of the province on the right side of the Tartar River, 20 km northeast of the provincial capital, near the Dadiwank Monastery .
Building history
Based on a building inscription, the oldest part of the complex can be dated to 1174. This consists of four interconnected buildings, two small churches, a pillared hall and an adjoining but no longer preserved armory. Numerous Armenian inscriptions were found on the buildings and the khachkars in the immediate vicinity. Almost all Armenian inscriptions and khachkars in the monastery were destroyed during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict of 1989–1993 when the monastery was under Azerbaijani control.
The newer part of the monastery is only a few meters south of this old complex. In the center of it is a 17 × 11 m three-aisled basilica. Several other smaller buildings adjoin the west side of the basilica. Unlike the older part of the complex, the newer part had no building inscriptions. Due to the design, however, the complex can be dated to the 17th century. In the southwest of the monastery complex, a chapel from the 12th – 13th centuries closes. Century on. Several associated building ruins are also located in the south of the monastery. Another church from the 12th-13th centuries Century vaulted roof is located on the opposite side of the Tartar River, about 400 meters northwest of the monastery.