Nagorno Karabakh - Dadivank monastery
Dadivank monastery, Nagorno Karabakh.
Dadivank (Armenian: Դադիվանք) also Khutavank (Armenian: Խութավանք – Arm. Monastery on the Hill[1]) is an Armenian monastery in the Shahumian Region of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, de jure Kalbajar District in Armenia. It was built between the 9th and 13th century.
The monastery was founded by St. Dadi, a disciple of Thaddeus the Apostle who spread Christianity in Eastern Armenia during the first century AD. However, The monastery was first mentioned in the 9th century. In June, 2007, the grave of St. Dadi was discovered under the holy altar of the main church.[2] The princes of Upper Khachen are also buried at Dadivank, under the church's gavit.[3]
The Monastery belongs to the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and consists of the Cathedral church of St. Astvadzadzin, the chapel and a few other buildings. The main church has Armenian script engraved into its walls, in addition to several 13th century frescoes.[4] The bas-relief on the south facade of the cathedral at Dadivank, built in 1214, shows the princess offering the church in memory of her sons.[5] According to Paolo Cuneo, Dadivank is one of two Monasteries along with Gandzasar where bust motifs (possiblly the donors of the monasteries) can be found.[6]
On 8 October 2001, Document No 9256 on the maintenance of historical and cultural heritage in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was signed by 16 members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from Armenia, Cyprus, Italy, Romania, Greece and Russia In which they stated that one of Armenia policies in Nagorno-Karabakh was the destruction of Dadivank, which the local Muslim population regarded as remnants of the Armenian Christian religion and ruined the monastery as it could.[7][8] In 1994 the monastery was reopened and the reconstruction process began in 2004 with funding from Armenian-American businesswoman Edele Hovnanian, ending in 2005. The restoration efforts restored the Cathedral, along with a chapel which was restored by Edik Abrahamian, an Armenian from Tehran, Iran.
Gandzasar Monastery: an ancient treasure made safe in Nagorno Karabakh
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Nagorno-Karabakh 7: Gandzasar Monastery
If Dadivank is the most magical monastery of Karabakh, and G'tichavank the best kept secret, then Gandzasar (Գանձասար) is the most exquisite. Located in the north, atop the green hill which climbs above the village of Vank, it has been restored and is a fully functioning monastery.
Gandzasar has some of the nicest carvings, and detail of any Armenian monastery. Each stone is well thought out, and the decorations are a pleasure to discover throughout the complex. Being a functioning monastery means there are priests and monks there who were happy to give us a tour and history of the monastery, as well as discuss church issues in general. (I do not remember if any languages were spoken aside from Armenian/Russian)
The monastery is surrounded by walls which have monks quarters and should soon be able to accommodate some male guests as well. Women cannot sleep in the monastery due to the monks, but there should be no problem camping out here in the summer, or heading back to Stepanakert, or on to Dadivank. Outside of the monastery there is a cemetery and lots of green hills all around.
As with most trips in Karabakh, I highly recommend an early start and a lunch and snacks packed for the trip. The roads are bad, and the scenery great, so getting there will take some time, and once there you will want to enjoy it.
This is one of the monasteries in the historic province of Artsakh, in mountainous Gharabagh [Karabakh]. The monastery consists of a church, a gavit on the west side of the church, and other offices; it is surrounded by high walls. This church was built between 1232 and 1238, under the patronage and through the generosity of Melik Jalal-Dola and his wife Mamkan. The jhamatun was built in 1261. The architecture of this monastery, installed at the summit of a mountain, blends harmoniously with the magnificent countryside.
The following information is from a Soviet brochure.
In the heart of the ancient Armenian region of Artsakh, in present Nagorny Karabakh, following the disintegration of the neighboring Syunik kingdom there emerged in the late 12th century the feudal principality of Khachen.
Apparently it had reached its heyday in the first half of the 13th century. That is when outstanding works of art were created here that were to make up the treasure-trove of Armenian art heritage. The works had been concentrated in Gandzasar monastery, which served as the family tomb of the Khacen rulers, and up till the 19th century - as the seat of the Catholicos of Agvank. For many centuries Gandzasar was the country's cultural center. It has preserved the gems of Armenian architecture, the church and gavit (annex), outstanding monuments of medieval architecture and monumental plastics.
The foundations of Gandzasar church were laid by the Khachen Prince Asan Dzalal in 1216 and completed in 1238, it was sanctified in 1240. The gavit, according to an Armenian historian Kirakos Gandzaketsi, was built by Mamkan, Asan's wife (the inscription on the masonry runs: Mamkan, Asan and their son Atabeg). The year, however, is unknown, although one can say that the building work was completed in Asan's lifetime, i.e. before 1261.
The church's architecture is based on a cross-cupola composition developed in the 10th century and represented in the temples at Haghpat (967-991), Sanahin (967-972, continued in 1084) and Kecharuk (1033). The religious architecture of the 12-13th centuries adhered fully to this composition, as testified by such typical examples as the temple Harich (1201), Hovhannavank (1216), Geghard Monastery (1215). The development of this form of architecture led to the narrowing of the transverse axis and their elevation, which enhanced still more the spaciousness of the dome which dominated the entire edifice. These features are fully applicable to Gandzasar church. The corners of the buildings (formed by the intersection of the cross) have built-in elongated two-storey galleries. The upper level is reached by steeply inclined console stairways.
The exclusively rich architectural and decorative pattern of the interior and exterior renders a particular uniqueness to the church. In keeping with the old classic Armenian tradition long rays of vertical supports - simple and monumental - emphasize the corners of the spacious structure, serving as a framework for its central part. They are crowned by a cornice that is just as simple in design, consisting of two convex bands of the cymatium and a corona (abaka). The semi-circular tops of the narrow windows (one apiece on the northern, southern and western sides) is ornamented with deep flutes culminating in a fan-shaped decor. The slightly lancet arches rising over the cross-beam layout have a three-stepped profile.
The drum of Gandzasar church with its rotund interior is divided by eight pairs of thin spiralled semi-columns extending into arched bands, every other resting on round or elongated windows with semi-circular gables.
Ամարասի վանք. կադրեր դրոնով
Amaras monastery in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic)
4-th century
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Pol in Dadivank Nagorno-Karabakh sept 2018
Եղիշ Առաքյալ վանք, Մռովա սար ԱրցախYeghishe Arakyal Monastery, Artsakh.
Монастырь Егише Аракиал Арцах. расположен на склоне горы Мрав. Сьемка Юра Мангасарян ————————————————————— Yeghishe Arakyal Manastry Artsakh .
Church of Christ The Savior in Shushi, Karabakh (Artsakh)
The Christian monuments of Shushi are at last free from vandals and in the hands of their rightful owners being restored to it its past glory. The church of Christ The Savior, which is a centerpiece of the city, was in undignified by years of disrepair, vandalism, and destruction under Azeri rule. During the Azeri-Karabakh war, the church was turned into ammunition depot of rockets used for daily shelling of capital Stepanakert. However, after liberation of Shushi by Armenian forces of Karabakh, the church of Christ the Savior was restored and put back in service for locals. This video has remarkable footage of the first moments, when the church was liberated and restored.
A trip to Nagorno Karabakh
Mountain gorges, ancient monasteries and villages, modern cities and amazing people –all these can be seen in a new film about the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh, better known as Nagorno Karabakh. The film was made in September 2017 by a crew of bloggers from Latvia and Lithuania. They had visited every nook of this small part of Caucasus for a week, sought for interesting resources, talked to different people, and as a result, made a very colorful and beautiful film about a yet little-known place. The filmmakers had the aim of uncovering this place and its tremendous tourist potential to the whole world. Irrespective of all the political complexities, simple and hospitable people have been living here for many millennia. They are delighted to welcome everyone, who wants to discover this corner of the Earth, still uncharted for a big tourism. A lot has been done recently for making this land attractive to the world: comfortable roads have been paved, hotels for every taste and pocket have been opened, and informative and extreme routes to the mountains have been arranged. The problem remains: to convey this to the whole world, living with stereotypes and horror stories from Azerbaijan. Maybe this film will be helpful in this respect…It was easy to make this film; there was no lack of beautiful locations and interesting moments. The film contains many shots from a bird's eye view, made by an ordinary drone. The filmmakers consider, that namely by this it becomes possible to reveal all the beauty of mountain monasteries in Gandzasar and Dadivank more impressively, feel the dizzying depth of the Hunot Canyon and view the breathtaking Sotk’s pass. Local customs and traditions are no less interesting for many people. Through the film, you can be present at the rehearsal of the local folklore group, embrace modern dances, and listen to the live performance by a jazz band with purely Armenian motives. The original Artsakh cuisine has also been shown in the film. It is so interesting to witness the process of baking lavash and matnaqash (a loaf of bread) in ancient tonir-ovens, or watching the making of jengyalov hac (bread filled with different kinds of greens) in the local bazaar, and being present at the grape harvesting and local high-quality wine tasting. This is how the film was made – simple, vibrant and very beautiful. The creators of the film believe that it is going to be heartfelt by many people. After all, the Globe is too small to try and prohibit someone to travel around…
Nagorno-Karabakh War
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The Nagorno-Karabakh War , referred to as the Artsakh Liberation War by Armenians, was an ethnic conflict that took place in the late 1980s to May 1994, in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan, between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh backed by the Republic of Armenia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan.As the war progressed, Armenia and Azerbaijan, both former Soviet Republics, entangled themselves in a protracted, undeclared war in the mountainous heights of Karabakh as Azerbaijan attempted to curb the secessionist movement in Nagorno-Karabakh.The enclave's parliament had voted in favor of uniting itself with Armenia and a referendum, boycotted by the Azerbaijani population of Nagorno-Karabakh, was held, whereby most of the voters voted in favor of independence.The demand to unify with Armenia, which began anew in 1988, began in a relatively peaceful manner; however, in the following months, as the Soviet Union's disintegration neared, it gradually grew into an increasingly violent conflict between ethnic Armenians and ethnic Azerbaijanis, resulting in claims of ethnic cleansing by both sides.
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ARPAInstitute Roots of the Karabagh Problem- 4617-Mutafian
Abstract: The Karabagh problem is one of the main issues for Armenia and the Armenians. The Azeri thesis is more or less the following: “Our land was inhabited by the Albans, and Azeris are descendants from the Albans. So everything which was Alban is now Azeri, including all the monasteries like Gandzasar, Dadivank etc.. Armenians have nothing to do with that”. Answering to these affirmations is easy, but it needs precise arguments: one has to know the roots of the question. A thorough historical survey is necessary to answer precisely to the Azeri propaganda. The presentation will explain historiographical evidences, like language, inscriptions, literature and culture. A few questions will be dealt with, such as:
- Where does the name “Azerbaijan” come from?
- When did it apply to the actual territory, north of the Araxes?
- Who were really the Albans, what was their culture, what happened to them?
- What is the place of Shushi in the Armenian culture?
- What were the modifications of demographic balance in Karabagh?
These issues will be addressed using projections of picture.
Claude Mutafian was born in 1942 in the suburbs of Paris. His parents were survivors of the 1915 Genocide. His studies led him towards Mathematics, which he taught for more than 40 years in various universities, in France and around the world. However, his passion was always History. He published many books about different topics concerning Armenia, such as a « Historical Atlas of Armenia » (2001) covering thirty centuries. He organized various exhibitions, including « The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia » (Paris, Sorbonne, 1993), « Roma-Armenia » (Vatican, Great Sixtine Hall, 1999) and « Armenia, the Magic of Writing » (Marseilles, 2007). His field of interest is essentially the Medieval period, in particular the relations of Armenians with Crusaders and Mongols. At the age of 60 he received a PhD in History. With his recent work, “L’Arménie du Levant” (2012), he was awarded the highest University degree.
Դադիվանք Արցախ Ղարաբաղ, Dadivank Monastery Karabakh Artsakh
Dadivank Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Դադիվանք Արցախի Հանրապետության Շահումյանի շրջան
Դադիվանք, հայկական առաքելական միջնադարյան վանական համալիր Արցախի Հանրապետության Շահումյանի շրջանի Դադիվանք գյուղում՝ Դադիվան լեռան լանջին՝ Թարթառ գետի ձախ ափին։ Պատմականորեն եղել է Մեծ Կվենք գավառի հոգևոր առաջնորդարանը։ Կոչվել է նաև Խութավանք, որովհետև կառուցվել է խութի (բլրակի) վրա։
Ավանդության համաձայն՝ եկեղեցին հիմնվել է Քրիստոսի առաքյալներից Թադևոսի հետևորդ Դադեի կողմից 1-ին դարում։ Դադիվանքի վերանորոգման շրջանակներում իրականացված պեղումների ընթացքում՝ 2007 թվականի հուլիսի 21-ին, վանական համալիրի եկեղեցիներից մեկի խորանի տակ գտնվել են սուրբ Դադե առաքյալի մասունքները։
The Monastery of St. Dadi, otherwise called Dadivank (“The Monastery of Dadi” in Armenian), is the largest monastic complex in Nagorno-Karabakh, and one of the true masterpieces of Armenian medieval architecture. It is located in the northwestern part of the Martakert Province of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, on the territory of Artsakh’s historical province of Upper Khachen.
According to the legend, the monastery was founded at the end of the 1st century and named after one of apostle Jude’s disciples, St. Dadi, who martyred preaching Christianity in the Eastern Territory of Armenia. The monastery was first mentioned in medieval chronicles in the 9th century. After recent archaeological excavations the remains of the St. Dadi were found and blessed by His Grace Archbishop Barkev Martirossian, the primate of the diocese of Artsakh.
Decapitation of Christians in Karabakh by Azerbaijanis show the similarity with the ISIS
Decapitation of Christians in Karabakh by Azerbaijanis show the similarity with the ISIS
To Karabakh - Documentary Film
Virtual Karabakh ICT centre production
ARTSAKH - Ancient Armenian Land
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HART Pilgrimage to Nagorno-Karabakh
In July 2011 the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART) took an international group of 35 supporters and staff led by HART Founder Baroness Caroline Cox on a pilgrimage across the post-war Nagorno Karabakh region.
Armenification of Nagorno Karabakh Part 2 of 3
亞美尼亞旅遊塞凡湖Dadivank修道院2019 04 17
Степанакерт Нагорный Карабах
Кадры города.
Азейбаржанцы назвают его Ханкенди́.
Цены дороже чем в России в полтора раза на многие продукты.
Ճանապարհ դեպի Դադիվանք / Road to Dadivank / Дорога в Дадиванк
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Filmed by Vahram Muradyan
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