Shishin sacred place

Monument date:
XVIII-XIX c.
Placement /
Previous toponym:

It is located near Chakhmag vil­lage of Amasi­ya region.

 

 

 

 

Placement /
Current toponym:

The name of Chakhmag vil­lage was chan­ged to Kamkhut on 19.04.1991

Classification:

Archi­tecture

Current situation

After the depor­tation of 1988, it is abandoned and not visited

Information:

The village of Chakhmag is located near the border with the Turkish governorate of Kars (2-3 km). Even the border line ran 15-20 meters from the local execu­tive building. The place of Shisha on the top of Mount Shisha, rising within the border strip, was a shrine. Although the surroundings of the holy place were steep bare slopes, its foot was covered with thickets (due to the local climate it was popularly called the “second Sibe­ria”). But in the “swollen” part of the mountain, near the fireplace, there were several rosehip bushes, from the fruits of which tea was brewed. It was difficult to get to the Shishin holy place - after all, it was located in the border zone, but du­ring seasonal work those who were enga­ged in sowing and harvesting, members of the sheep farm could go there .

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