Expert in monuments Samvel Karapetyan, presented a report entitled Place Names in Epitaphs in New Jugha, at the National Museum Institute of Architecture of Armenia, Tert.am informed.
New Jugha cemetery rich source of information: Samvel Karapetyan
STEPANAKERT, FEBRUARY 29, ARTSAKHPRESS: The epitaphs are a rich source of information. The New Jugha has more than 12,000 tombs dating back to the 17th-18th centuries.
In the case of refugees, Mr Karapetyan divides the epitaphs into two groups: place names, containing the birthplace names, and the names that are part of the history of refuges.
“This proves New Jugha existed before it turned into a refuge, when Armenians born in different countries, from Anatolia to India and the Mediterranean, were buried in Nor Jugha. It means that throughout their life they were inseparably linked with Nor Jugha,” Mr Karapetyan said.
Elaborating on the place name, Mr Karapetyan said:
“The most valuable among them are the place names in the inscriptions on tombstones of the first generation, who found refuge in – and actually founded - Nor Jugha in 1604-1605.”
Two or three of every 100 tombstones contain place names.
“The large cemetery of Nor Jugha that dates back to the 17th and 18th centuries has more than 12,000 tombs, with only 250 of them containing place names. That is, the deceased person’s relatives did not attach great importance to the person’s birthplace.”
