Gtichavank
Gtichavank (Armenian: Գտչավանք; Azerbaijani: Ktişvəng or Gütəvəng) is a 13th-century Armenian Apostolic[1][2] monastery, located near the village of Tugh (or Togh) in Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
| Gtichavank | |
|---|---|
Գտչավանք | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Location | |
| Location | Tugh, Azerbaijan |
  Shown within Azerbaijan  Gtichavank (Republic of Artsakh) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 39.593547°N 46.941944°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Armenian |
| Groundbreaking | 1241 |
| Completed | 1248 |
History
The monastery came under the control of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. It was captured by Azerbaijan during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Janapar Trail
The remains of the monastery is reachable to hikers via the Janapar Trail, a long-distance trail from Vardenis in Armenia to Hadrut in Artsakh. Another trail leading to this monastery is the Gtichavank Loop Trail starting in the village of Togh. In 2018 the trail was cleared of overgrown vegetation and was marked with red and white painted blazes by the Trails For Change NGO. From the monastery, its possible to continue down the Gtichavank Loop Trail or to take the Janapar Trail down to Togh. From the monastery, its possible to take either the unmarked trail behind the monastery back to Togh or the Janapar Trail.
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See also
References
- Antony Eastmond. Tamta's World. — Cambridge University Press, 2017. — P. 49—51.
- Christopher J. Walker. Armenia and Karabagh: The Struggle for Unity. — Minority Rights Group, 1991. — P. 78.
