Emotional scenes broke out at the Dadivank monastery on November 12. The monastery is in territory due to be returned to Azerbaijani control as part of a truce agreement that ended the recent conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Armenians Bid Farewell To Historic Monastery
A woman cries as she leaves the grounds of the Dadivank monastery on November 12.
Armenian soldiers roam the grounds of the monastery. Dadivank is in Kalbacar, one of seven districts due to be transferred to Azerbaijan as part of a deal to end the fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh.
A photo of the Dadivank complex -- which was completed in the 13th century -- from 2009
A man prays in front of Dadivank's large cross stones.
Armenian soldiers light candles as they pay tribute to the dead inside the monastery.
Crowds gather at the monastery on November 12. The territory where the monastery is located is due to be handed over to Azerbaijan by November 15.
Armenians light candles inside the monastery.
A woman wipes away tears as she walks inside the monastery with her daughter.
Inside Dadivank, Armenians arrive in large numbers to visit the monastery on November 12.
A couple walk in front of the monastery's cross stones.
A woman sits at an entrance to the monastery.
Candles burn inside the monastery on November 12 as a mix of soldiers and civilians arrive to pay their respects.