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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Tnjri

Tnjri (Armenian: Տնջրի /tənd͡ʒəˈɾi/, from տնջրի tnǰri, which in the Karabakh dialect means ‘plane tree’) is a 2043–2044-year-old giant Oriental plane tree situated nearby the village of Skhtorashen, Azerbaijan.

The hollow of the tree is 44 m (470 sq ft), where more than 40 people can stand. The area covered by the foliage of the tree is 1,400 m (15,000 sq ft). The circumference of the tree is 27 m (89 ft) and the height is more than 54 m (177 ft) which can be compared with an 18-story building. The tree is situated on a valley not far from the village and stands the Tengru spring, which is the main source of irrigation for the tree.

The tree has been visited by many famous people - such as the inventor of the Armenian alphabet Mesrop Mashtots (5th century AD), the first Armenian historian Movses Khorenatsi (5th century AD), and musician and poet Sayat-Nova (18th century). Every year thousands of pilgrims and tourists who visit Artsakh also come to visit the Tnjri chinar (platanus in Armenian) tree. Tnjri serves as a local shrine.

References

  1. ^ "Tnjri (Skhtorashen plane-tree)". Wondermondo. 13 April 2014.
  2. ^ (in Armenian) Mkrtchyan, Shahen. Historical-Architectural Monuments of Nagorno Karabagh. Yerevan, 1989, p. 173-714. (Շահեն Մկրտչյան, «Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի պատմաճարտարապետական հուշարձանները»).