Eghegnamor monastery

The Church of Çengilli ( Eghegnamor, Armenian Եղեգնամոր ) was a medieval Armenian monastery from the 11th century, whose well-preserved church village houses near the town Çengilli Kağızman in Turkey today still dominates today. The monastery was destroyed during the Turkish - Armenian War in 1918 by the Turks in 1920 and closed.

Naming

Eghegnamor is in Armenian for " schilfiger place ". " Çengilli " is the current name of the village. It is derived from his name Canli from the 19th century, which means " village of the bell tower ." The church is known in Armenian literature and other sources as Eghegnamor.

History

Eghegnamor ( Çengilli ) was within a district of historic Armenia, who was known as Gabeghyank ' and the city Kaghzvan (now Kağızman ) included. He was part of the Armenian province Ayrarat. This district was originally a mamikonianische possession, in the 9th century, it was part of the Kingdom of Kars. By the end of the 19th century the majority of the village population was Armenian. They were followers of the Armenian Apostolic Church and called the village church of St. Astvacacin (Armenian Սուրբ Աստվածածին - Holy Mother of God). These inhabitants were deported in 1920 in the Democratic Republic of Armenia, when the area after the First World War was part of Turkey. The present inhabitants of the village are Kurds, mostly immigrants from Erzurum and Doğubeyazıt. They use the church as a community barn.