Stone bridge in Salah village

Karvansara district, in the village of Salah on the coast of Tarsachay

Karvansara district since 09.09.1930– Ijevan, Salah village since 03.04.1991 Aghavnavank

Architecture

The bridge built by Azerbaijanis in the village of Salah has been appropriated and used by Armenians today.

 The XI-XII century Swinging stone bridge over Tarsachay is architecturally similar to the bridges in presentday Azerbaijan. A single-arched stone bridge was built in the fast flowing river. Rock and river stones were used in its construction. The bridge is 10-12 meters long, 3-3.5 meters wide, and 6-7 meters high. In the years before the deportation that took place in 1987-1991, an iron structure and an iron railing were added to the bridge in the village where Azerbaijanis lived.

The bridge plays an important role in the establishment of communication with the village's pastures, meadows and cropping areas and in the socio-economic life of the village.