Khachkar
хачкар Луйс и Шакархатун · Խաչքար Լույսի և Շաքարխաթունի
The monument's Armenian name, Խաչքար Լույսի և Շաքարխաթունի, translates as the Cross-Stone of Luys and Shakarkhatun — a khachkar (carved cross-stone) whose title records two names, Luys and Shakarkhatun, as the ones it honors.
No inscription text, date, or sculptor's name is recorded beyond that. What's known of this stone begins and ends with its dedication.
The khachkar stands within Yerevan, in Yerevan region, roughly 7 km northeast of the city center in a straight line.
Location
Facts
- From Yerevan
- ~7 km northeast
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