Karintak
From Janapar
Karintak (Քարինտակ) is a village located in the Shushi Region.
Under the vertical cliffs of Shushi, several hundred meters below is the village of Karintak and further downriver are the ruins of Hunot, famous for their caves (Avana-karan, Meliki-karan, Honoti-karan, Alexana Khuzun-karan, Mosunts-karan, Ilkhhol) for over 200 mills, the rocky palace of the prince, the castle of Avan Haryurapet, the one-span bridge in Hunot (1720), which have considerably strengthened the defenses of Shushi, and have generally played an important role in the life of that town.
Southeast of Karintak stretches the high mountain-ridge Kirs. On its slopes, joining the village, are a number of ancient settlements, cemeteries, half-destroyed churches, monuments and khachkars. The beautifully- ornamented khachkar of XIIIc is quite interesting in the area of Pulur-art (round field). Khachkars are also found in the areas of Khachin-aghbyur, Okhni-aghbyur and Tsort-aghbyur. These monuments are reminders of once prosperous settlements.
The parish church of village Karintak was founded in 1816 in the place of previously existing chapel. This common vaulted hall is built from beaten stone. In bad condition at the end of the atheist Soviet period and after the war, this church was restored by the Land and Culture Organization in the late 1990s. An analogous church is situated in village Honut.
Hiking down-river from Karintak for an hour there is a beautiful mossy waterfall.
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History
During the Karabakh war, this Armenian village was subjected to frequent attacks from Shushi, which is virtually vertically above them. They sent the women and children away and fought until they played a crucial role in scaling the cliffs and capturing Shushi on May 9, 1992.
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Trails
| Himnakan Janapar (Backbone Trail) |
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| Nor Manashid > Dadivank > Vaghuhas > Vank > Kolatak > Ptretsik > Aygestan > Stepanakert > Mkhitarishen > Avetaranots > Karmir Shuka > Azokh > Togh > Hadrut |
