INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNOGRAPHY
YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY
PROGRAMME
With Assistance of the All Armenian Foundation
Financing Armenological Studes
and in Cooperation with the Nationwide Organization “Terre et Culture”
November 16, Thursday
8:00 Departure from Yerevan
15:00 – 18:00 Tour in Meghri city: Meghri Monastery, Mets Tagh, St. Astvatsatsin
Church, Meghri fortress: panoramic view of the city,
Pokr Tagh, St. Sargis Church
19:00 DINNER
OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE
November 17, Friday
9:00 – 09:30
Opening speech: Rector of the Yerevan State University
Hovhannes Hovhannisyan
Director of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography
Arsen Bobokhyan
Welcome Speech: Governor of Syunik Robert Ghukasyan
Mayor of Meghri Bagrat Zakaryan
Academician-Secretary of the Department of Armenology and Social Sciences of NAS RA, Academician Yuri Suvaryan
Scientific Head of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Associate Member of NAS RA Pavel Avetisyan
19.00 DINNER
HISTORY AND CULTURE
First session 9:30 – 10:45
Moderator: Arsen Bobokhyan
Ashot Melkonyan, Dr.Habil., Academician, IH
Arevik-Meghri within the Historical, Cultural and Geopolitical
Context of Armenia
Ruben Safrastyan, Dr.Habil., Academician, IOS
Meghri: Geopolitical Standpoint
Hayk Avetisyan, Prof., YSU
Artak Gnuni, Ph.D., YSU
Arsen Bobokhyan, Ph.D., IAE/YSU
River Araxes as a Culture-Shaping Axis
Argam Ayvazyan, independent researcher
Newly Discovered Materials on Agulis Dialect
Tork Dalalyan, Ph.D., IAE, Il
Davit Davtyan, IAE
Toponyms/Village Names of Arevik (Meghri District):
Remarks on Historical Sources and Linguistics
10:45 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY
Second session: 11:00 – 12:30
Moderator: Tork Dalalyan
Levon Mkrtchyan, SPHEHCMR/SCAS
Gagik Sargsyan, IAE
Fortification System of Arevik Canton
Hamazasp Abrahamyan, IAE/HMA
Architecture of the “Small District” of Meghri in the Context
of Earthen Heritage of the 19-20th Centuries
Yeghia (Yeghik) Djerejian, Former Deputy of the Lebanese Parliament
A Revolutionary Man from Meghri: Paramaz
Gevorg Stepanyan, Dr. Habil., IH
Astvatsatur Vachyants, the Oil Industrialist and Philanthropist
Igor Dorfmann-Lazarev, Dr. Habil., USCOLC
The Moscow Treaty of 1921 and the Cultural Cleansing
of Nakhichevan
Hamo Sukiasyan, Ph.D., IH
Process of Formation of Borders of Meghri District in 1922-1929
12:30 – 14:00 LUNCH
ART AND CULTURAL MONUMENTS
Third session: 14:00 – 15:30
Moderator: Hamo Sukiasyan
Knarik Avetisyan, Ph.D., SAFAA
Iconographical and Stylistic Features of the Paintings of
Churches in Meghri City and in the Region
Ashot Manucharyan, Ph.D., IAE
Inscriptions of Lichkvaz
Gayane Poghosyan, Ph.D., IA
The Artistic Features and Compositional Parallels of the Saint John’s Church
“Last Judgment” Wallpainting in the Small District of Meghri
Naira Hayrapetyan, SPHEHCMR
Meghri Region’s Places Mentioned in David Beck’s History
and the Present-Day Monuments Located around Them
Ani Harutyunyan, International (criminal) law consultant
Destruction of Armenian Heritage as an International Crime
(Examples from Goghtn Region)
16:00 – 19:00 Visit to Karchevan village: Traditional
hospitality, Tsor waterfall
19:30 DINNER
November 18, Saturday
ETHNOGRAPHY AND SOURCE STUDIES
First session: 9:00 – 10:45
Moderator: Svetlana Poghosyan
Dmitry Baranov, Ph.D., Russia, RME
The ‘Domestication’ of the Territory: the Cultural Heritage
of Nakhichevan in the Narratives of the Local Azerbaijanis
Julia Andreeva, Ph.D., Germany, independent researcher
Religious Life of the Armenians of Goghtn in the Late Soviet Period
Evgenia Gulyaeva, Russia, RME
Religious Holidays and Holy Places of the Armenians
of Goghtn in the Late Soviet Period
Arsen Harutyunyan, Ph.D., IAE/MM
The Gospel of Vahravar as a Symbol of Worship
for the People of Meghri and a Source of History
Armen Manukyan, Ph.D., ILit
An Important Primary Source about Shvanidzor
Knarik Mirzoyan, YSITC
Characteristics of the National-Folk Holidays in the Meghri Region
10:45 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
ETHNOGRAPHY AND FOLKLORE STUDIES
Second session: 11:00 – 12:30
Moderator: Roman Hovsepyan
Haykanush Mesropyan, Dr. Habil., IL
Plants’ Names of the Arevik Region in the Study “Sisakan”
by Ghevond Alishan and Their Dialectal Equivalents
Roman Hovsepyan, Ph.D., IAE
Hasmik Abrahamyan, Ph.D., IAE
Anush Nersesyan, Ph.D., IB
Ani Saratikyan, IAE
Some Wild Edible Plants Typical for Meghri and
Food Prepared of Them
Angela Amirkhanyan, IAE
Plant Collecting Culture in the Region of Meghri
(Tradition and Modernity)
Marine Khemchyan, Ph.D., IAE
Manifestations of the Motives of the Group “The Girls
Who Married Animals” in a Fairy Tale of the Megri Region
Tork Dalalyan, Ph.D., IAE
Gevorg Gyulumyan, IAE
IAE Archives’ Folkloric and Ethnographic Materials
Concerning the Region of Arevik
12:30 – 14:00 LUNCH
WORKSHOP
RESEARCH PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN THE MEGHRI REGION
14:00 – 16:30
Moderator: Davit Davtyan
Samvel Mkrtchyan, Dr. Habil., IAE/YSU
Svetlana Poghosyan, Ph.D., NMAEHLS/IAE
The Problems and Perspectives of the Development of Cultural Tourism in the Meghri Region according to the Research Conducted in 2002
Arman Nalbandyan, SRCHCH/IAE
The Main Results of Excavations at Saint Hovhannes
Monastery of Meghri in 2016-2020
Davit Davtyan, IAE
Davit Nahatakyan, NUACA
The Results of Project “Monuments’ Study of the Meghri Region”
Implemented in 2021-2023
17:00 – 19:00 Visit to Vahravar village and the Monastery Karmir Vank
19:30 DINNER
November 19, Sunday
09:00 – 13:00 Visit to Shvanidzor village: aqueduct (late Medieval Ages), old village
13:30 – 14:30 LUNCH
15:00 Departure to Yerevan
Conference presentations:
up to 15 minutes,
questions: 5 minutes,
Workshop presentations:
up to 30 minutes,
discussion and questions: 10-15 minutes.
ABBREVIATIONS
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HMA
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History Museum of Armenia
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NMAEHLS
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National Museum of Armenian Ethnography and History of Liberation Struggle
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MM
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"Matenadaran" Research Institute of Ancient Manuscripts Named after Mesrop Mashtots
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NAS RA
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National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
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IA
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Institute of Arts, NAS RA
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IAE
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Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, NAS RA
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IH
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Institute of History, NAS RA
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IB
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A. Takhtajyan Institute of Botany, NAS RA
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IL
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H. Acharyan Institute of Language, NAS RA
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ILit
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M. Abeghyan Institute of Literature, NAS RA
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IOS
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Institute of Oriental Studies, NAS RA
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SCAS
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Shirak Center of Armenological Studies
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NUACA
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National University of Architecture and
Construction of Armenia
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RME
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Russian Museum of Ethnography
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SAFAA
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State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia
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SPHEHCMR
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Service for Protection of Historical Environment
and Historical-Cultural Museum-Reserves
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SRCHCH
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Scientific Research Center of the Historical and Cultural Heritage
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SUCOLC
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Sofia University Center for Oriental
Languages and Cultures
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YSITC
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Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography
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YSU
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Yerevan State University
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