Mount Ararat with the historic Khor Virap monastery visible at center-left

Khachkars

The 2010 UNESCO ICH listing does not provide international legal protection to specific khachkar sites or stones — protection of tangible heritage falls under the separate 1972 World Heritage Convention. The ICH listing protects craft knowledge: the geometry of interlacing, proportional systems for cross placement, and chisel techniques described in the inscription file.

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Illuminate
Armenia

The 2010 UNESCO ICH listing does not provide international legal protection to specific khachkar sites or stones — protection of tangible heritage falls under the separate 1972 World Heritage Convention. The ICH listing protects craft knowledge: the geometry of interlacing, proportional systems for cross placement, and chisel techniques described in the inscription file. 

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