Tombstone ram stone monument in Yeni Cholmakchi

Monument date:
XVI c.
Placement /
Previous toponym:

In Yeni Chol­makchi side of Iravan. The ci­ty was Iravan until 1828, Ere­­van from 1828 to 1936.

Placement /
Current toponym:

Yeni Chol­makc­hi - Nor Nork,  Iravan ci­ty has been called Yerevan since 1936.

Classification:

Architec­ture

Current situation

The grave ram-stone monu­ment is current­ly exhi­bited as an an­cient Ar­me­nian monu­ment in a park in Yeni Chol­­makchi (now Nor Nork) dist­rict of Iravan.

Information:

Patterns, different types of figures and inscriptions are reflected on the waist of the gravestone monument belonging to the Muslim-Turks. The images on some of the ram stones give an opportunity to have a broader idea about the identity and deeds of the deceased. Similar monuments are exhibited in the museum in Kars, Turkey. Gala street of Iravan city connected the area of Chokmakchi (today Nork) to the city center.

The monument belonging to the 16th century is a Muslim-Tur­kish tombstone. 

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