Qazançı, Nakhchivan
| Qazançı | |
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| Municipality | |
 Qazançı
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| Coordinates: 39°14′15″N 45°41′57″E / 39.23750°N 45.69917°ECoordinates: 39°14′15″N 45°41′57″E / 39.23750°N 45.69917°E | |
| Country |
 Azerbaijan
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| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| Rayon | Julfa |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 692 |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) |
Qazançı (also rendered as Ghazanchi, Kazanchi, Kazanchy), also known as Shahkert, is a village and municipality in the Julfa Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 43 km in the north from the district center, on the right bank of the Alinjachay River, on the slope of the Zangezur ridge.
The village is located in the ancient Armenian province of Goght. Its alternative name means coppersmiths (ghazanchetsi) in Armenian and the village was famous for the quality of the copper utensils produced there. In the 19th century, Armenians from Shahkert migrated to Shushi where they continued their trade as coppersmiths. The Ghazanchetsots Cathedral in Shushi is named after this village.
Within the village (until at least the 1990s) was an Armenian church that was originally part of a monastery called Surp Amenaprkich. Ayvazian dates it to the 12th century, with additions from the 17th century.
Gazanchi Bridge is the historical monument in the Gazanchi village of Julfa rayon. According to the its techniques of construction, it belongs to the 16th century. The single-span momument, known among people as "humpbacked bridge", is unsuitable for transport although it remained relatively well. The Gazanchi bridge was built with the fragments of hewed and polished stone. The shield of its arch and the archivolt were built with the hewed stones. The Gazanchi bridge is the one of the best examples of the single-span bridges in the territory of Azerbaijan Republic. According to its dedicatory inscription, it was constructed in 1551 by funds provided by Poghos Ghazananchetsi, a resident of Gazanchi.
Gazanchi Fortress is the monument of the beginning of the 2nd-1st millennium BC in the north from the Gazanchi village of Julfa rayon, on both banks of the Alinjachay River. The left bank and right bank parts of the fortress are separated from each other by deep canyons; the right bank part is in the shape of the tall conical hill. According to the sources, there was the fortress which was fortified with semicircular towers on the peak of the hill. The left coast of the monument has two parts, and is surrounded by the steepness rocks from all sides. At this part has remained the ruins of the half-round towers. The fortress consists of a magnificent multi-layered defense system. There is a passage from the barrier to each other. The defense walls (the width of 2-2.5 meters) were built in the high architectural style from the hewn large stones.
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