The church of the village site of Karmrageghtsi from the north-east; Կարմրագեղցի գյուղատեղիի եկեղեցու տեսքը հյուսիս-արևելքից
The church of the village site of Karmrageghtsi from the east; Կարմրագեղցի գյուղատեղիի եկեղեցու տեսքն արևելքից
The church of the village site of Karmrageghtsi from the west; Կարմրագեղցի գյուղատեղիի եկեղեցու տեսքն արևմուտքից
the stone above the window opening from its eastern facade; արևելյան ճակատից բացված լուսամուտի գլխակալ քարը
KARMRAGEGHTSI
A uni-nave vaulted church is preserved in a semi-ruined state on a wooded west-facing
mountain slope rising on the left side of a gorge which extends in the direction of Chakhalaberd, 1.8 km south-east of Jiliza in a straight line, at an altitude of 1,305 metres above sea level (N 41°12°40.02°°; E 045°38°03.60°°). Its historical name has fallen into oblivion and the villagers of the neighbourhood call it Karmrageghtsi.
The monument (wall thickness: 90 cm; dimensions: 8.26 x 5.22 metres), which is built of undressed stone and mortar, used to be inwardly covered with plaster, its vault resting on a pair of pilasters. Its semi-circular sanctuary preserves two recesses, and the niche for the font can be seen in its usual place, namely
in the northern wall. The church roof has already collapsed together with its western, northern and southern walls, the western one being thoroughly in ruins.6
A cemetery preserving only several undressed slabs of memorial stone lies in a thick forest north of the church, on the opposite side of the gorge.
