page_title: Tsakuri
section_title: Historical and cultural monuments
hierarchical_section_title: Tsakuri / Historical and cultural monuments
caption_attribution_description: English: Tsakuri "Holy Mother of God" church, XII c.
context_page_description: Tsakuri is a small Armenian village in Hadrut region of the Artsakh Republic. It is located in the southeastern part of the republic, 13 km from Hadrut regional center and a 57 km drive over the North-South Highway from the capital Stepanakert. Hikers reach Tsakuri in the Togh section of the marked Janapartrail in Artsakh.
  The community is lowland with a total area of 307.4 hectares, of which 241.68 hectares are of agricultural importance and 32.9 hectares are forest land. It has a specially mild micro-climate thanks to its apple, pear, mulberry and walnut trees. Deposits of Icelandic spar are to be found in the village area.
context_section_description: The most important historical and religious monument of the community is the former "Tsaghkavank" monastery complex of which only the „Holy Mother of God“ church has been preserved. It was founded in 1198 and has a spectacular portal of 1682, being an outstanding example of Medieval Armenian architecture and culture in Artsakh and is covered in the Encyclopedia on Artsakh architecture by Sh.M. Mkrtchyan. Other historical monuments of Tsakuri include the cemetery (XVII-XIX centuries), the spring (XIX c.), a khachkar (cross-stone, XVII c.) and Ptkatagh monastery (on the outskirts of Tsakuri, dated 1670). A total of five historical monuments is registered in Tsakuri. 
  А group of international benefactors initiated the reconstruction of the „Holy Mother of God“ church in Tsakuri and started preparation works and fundraising in the 2010s. In July 2013, the Primate of the Diocese of Artsakh of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan blessed this project for the revival of the historical and religious monument  „Surb Astvatsatsin“ (Holy Mother of God). It was recognised by the Ministry of labor, social affairs and resettlement of the Republic of Artsakh as a charitable project, and construction works started in May 2019. The Ministry of culture, tourism and youth affairs has monitored the construction works for phase one of the project (external works) tightly in cooperation with the technical supervision authority of RA. Phase two of the project for the interior works is partly funded by an international crowdfunding campaign.
caption: Tsakuri "Holy Mother of God" church, XII c.
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