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A khachkar (also spelled as khatchkar) or Armenian cross-stone [1] ( Armenian: խաչքար, pronounced [χɑtʃʰˈkʰɑɾ], խաչ xačʿ "cross" + քար kʿar "stone") is a carved, memorial stele bearing a cross, and often with additional motifs such as rosettes, interlaces, and botanical motifs. [2] Khachkars are characteristic of medieval ...
Noratus cemetery, also spelled Noraduz, (Armenian: Նորատուսի գերեզմանատուն) is a medieval cemetery with many early khachkars located in the village of Noratus, Gegharkunik Province near Gavar and Lake Sevan, 90 km north of Yerevan. The cemetery has the largest cluster of khachkars in Armenia.
The Armenian cemetery in Julfa(Armenian: Ջուղայի գերեզմանատուն, Jughayi gerezmanatun)[1]was a cemetery near the town of Julfa(known as Jugha in Armenian), in the Nakhchivanexclave of Azerbaijanthat originally housed around 10,000 funerary monuments.[2] The tombstones consisted mainly of thousands of khachkars—uniquely ...
An Armenian cross is a symbol that combines a cross with a floral postament or elements. The cross of Armenian Christianity is combined with the Christian cross , and this design was often used for high crosses ( khachkar ) – a free-standing cross made of stone and often richly decorated.
Armenian Genocide memorial: a group of Khachkars (cross stones) designed by Rafael Israelyan and erected in 1965, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. Katnaghbyur memorial: a spring with khachkar erected in 1967 in memory of the genocide victims of the Kghi region in Western Armenia.
A memorial fountain dedicated to Hrant Vardanyan, is installed in the yard of the Church.On April 24, 2016, by the initiative of benefactors Mikayel and Karen Vardanyans, a khachkar was placed in the yard of the Church, in honor of the 1,5 million canonized martyrs of the Armenian Genocide. The khachkar was carved of a whole tuff stone by Artak ...
The Armenian Genocide museum at Der Zor, Syria. Relief at the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate in Bzoummar, Lebanon (1993) Memorial cross stone in Grenoble, France (1999) Memorial khatchkar at Saint Mary's Armenian Apostolic Church in Glendale, California (2000) Memorial monument in Romans-sur-Isère, France.
Two Julfa khachkars, dated 1602 and 1603, removed from the graveyard before its destruction and now on display at Echmiadzin, Armenia.. One of the most famous landmarks in Julfa was the Khachkar Cemetery, which featured thousands of intricately carved stone crosses, or khachkars, that marked the graves of Armenian residents.