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Noraduz medieval cemetery<br />
A khatchkar haven and<br />
a place of ancient lore<br />
by Nyree<br />
Abrahamian<br />
Noraduz is a medieval cemetery<br />
with a huge collection of early<br />
khatchkars (<strong>Armenian</strong> cross<br />
stone carvings). Following the recent<br />
destruction of khatchkars in<br />
Julfa, Nakhichevan, by the Azerbaijani<br />
government, Noraduz has<br />
the largest surviving collection of<br />
khatchkars both within the present-day<br />
Republic of Armenia and<br />
throughout historic Armenia. The<br />
cemetery is located in the village of<br />
Noraduz, in Gegharkunik province<br />
near Lake Sevan.<br />
Noraduz cemetery is spread<br />
over a 17-acre field containing almost<br />
1000 khatchkars, each with<br />
unique ornamentation. The oldest<br />
khatchkars in the cemetery<br />
date back to the 10th century.<br />
Many are from the 16th and 17th<br />
centuries, when there was a revival<br />
of the khatchkar tradition<br />
under the Persian Safavid Empire,<br />
with oriental influences seeping<br />
into <strong>Armenian</strong> art. Each khatchkar<br />
tombstone has a story. Several<br />
of them are decorated with<br />
intricately carved scenes depicting<br />
weddings, farming, and life’s<br />
happy occasions.<br />
Today, the ancient khatchkars<br />
of Nordauz are covered with moss<br />
and lichen. A modern cemetery has<br />
Noraduz Cemetery.<br />
been built adjacent to the medieval<br />
one, separated by a long fence. The<br />
new tombstones have realistic portraits<br />
of the deceased sandblasted<br />
into the stone, but somehow, they<br />
lack the spiritual aura surrounding<br />
the mossy khatchkars from the<br />
Middle Ages.<br />
Cemetery turned<br />
Battlefield?<br />
There is a great deal of folklore surrounding<br />
Noraduz Cemetery. According<br />
to one popular tale, when<br />
the army of Tamerlane invaded, the<br />
villagers placed helmets on top of<br />
the khatchkars and leaned swords<br />
against them. From a distance, the<br />
tombstones looked like strong,<br />
sturdy armed soldiers, intimidating<br />
Tamerlane and his army enough to<br />
prompt their retreat.<br />
Buried alive…<br />
Another popular story is about the<br />
19th century monk, Ter Karapet<br />
Hovhanesi-Hovakimyan, who conducted<br />
burial services at Noraduz.<br />
When he was 90 years old, he asked<br />
his fellow monks to bury him alive.<br />
His last words were: “I do not fear<br />
death… Never fear anything, but<br />
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God alone. Let anyone who has fear<br />
come to my burial stone and pour<br />
water on it. Drink the water, and<br />
wash your face, chest, arms and<br />
legs. Then break the vessel that contained<br />
the water. Fear will abandon<br />
you.” To this day, people come to<br />
Ter Karapet’s grave to perform this<br />
ritual. f<br />
C10 <strong>Armenian</strong> <strong>Reporter</strong> Arts & Culture November 8, 2008
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