In Pictures: Surviving Khachkars from Djulfa
A Map of the St. Etchmiadzin Cathedral Complex, Armenia’s Holy See, indicating the location (45) of the five Djulfa khachkars transferred from the cemetery before the 1990s. Courtesy Rafael Torossian, 2001.
Above are pictures of the five Djulfa khachkars that survive in the yard of Armenia’s St. Etchmiadzin Cathedral. Courtesy Simon Maghakyan, 2007.
A Ram-shaped tombstone from Djulfa on display in the Sardarapat Museum located in Armenia. Courtesy Armeniapedia.org.
Images of a Djulfa khachkar at an Armenian church in Geneve, Switzerland. Courtesy Ara Simsar, 2007.
A Djulfa khachkar at the Armenian Church in Tabriz, Iran. Courtesy Nshan Topouzian, 2007.
A Djulfa khachkar at the Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg, Russia. Courtesy Argam Ayvazyan, Jugha, 1990.
A Djulfa khachkar in the Yerevan Brandy Company. Courtesy Argam Ayvazyan, Jugha, 1990.
Two Djulfa khachkars photographed in the beginning of the 20th century in the “Museum of the Caucasus.” Their current whereabouts are unknown.