Oşakan Savaşı Anıtı
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Oşakan Savaşı Anıtı is a stele in Armavir Province, Armenia. It lies at 40.1897° N, 44.3089° E. Recorded material: tufa.
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Oşakan Savaşı Anıtı
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A khachkar (խաչքար) is a carved memorial stele bearing a cross. The name combines the Armenian words for "cross" and "stone". Khachkars are characteristic of medieval Christian Armenian art, and since 2010 they, with their symbolism and craftsmanship, have been inscribed on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The most common feature is a cross surmounting a rosette or a solar disc. The rest of the face is typically filled with elaborate patterns of leaves, grapes, pomegranates and bands of interlace, and occasionally a khachkar is topped by a cornice that holds biblical or saintly figures. The regional background, “Armenian khachkars”, is given below.
Dating
No date has been published for this site.
Setting
2 other recorded monuments lie within 10 km (0 within 1 km, 1 within 5 km), 1 of them of the same type. In Armavir Province, Armenia, 1 of the 2 recorded monuments are of this type.
The nearest recorded monuments are Ardar Davit Kulesi (4.9 km north, megalith); Կոթող Վահան Ամատունուն (7.7 km north, stele); Վիշապաքար (18.0 km east, menhir); Avan Tsiranavor Kilisesi Vişapı (22.4 km east, menhir).
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Heritage status: cultural heritage monument in Armenia.
Tradition and region
About this kind of monument
Armenian khachkars
A khachkar (խաչքար) is a carved memorial stele bearing a cross. The name combines the Armenian words for "cross" and "stone". Khachkars are characteristic of medieval Christian Armenian art, and since 2010 they, with their symbolism and craftsmanship, have been inscribed on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The most common feature is a cross surmounting a rosette or a solar disc. The rest of the face is typically filled with elaborate patterns of leaves, grapes, pomegranates and bands of interlace, and occasionally a khachkar is topped by a cornice that holds biblical or saintly figures.
Most early khachkars were erected for the salvation of the soul of a living or dead person. Others commemorate a military victory or the building of a church, or were meant as protection from natural disasters. The most common place for early khachkars was a graveyard, though Armenian gravestones take many forms and only a minority are khachkars. The first true khachkars appeared in the ninth century, and the form developed in the following centuries.
The Noratus cemetery in Armenia has one of the largest concentrations, and at Geghard the monastery complex has khachkars carved into its rock. Many khachkars are dated by their inscriptions, and the carvers are sometimes named.
The Atlas's Armenian records are mostly of khachkars and have been classed as steles. They are medieval, not prehistoric. The vishapakar, the "dragon stones" of the Armenian highlands, are a much older tradition and are described in the article on menhirs.
When visiting, look at the carving of the cross, which differs from one khachkar to the next, and at any inscription.
Paraphrased from Wikipedia: Khachkar, Wikipedia: Noratus cemetery, Wikipedia: Geghard · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Where it stands
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- Coordinates
- 40°11′23″ N, 44°18′32″ EFor a GPS or map app: 40.18975, 44.30891
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- Монумент Героям Ошакана 6.jpgWell-read MountainManCC BY-SA 4.0
- 2024 04 Монумент Героям Ошакана.jpgWell-read MountainManCC BY-SA 4.0
- Rus pers war 01.JPGH-dayanCC BY-SA 3.0
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