Church of the Holy Martyr
South of Sevkar, the name Nahatak, “martyr,” is associated with a small church on a hillside. The ancient fortress on the height also bears the name of the sanctuary.
The shrine also belongs to the region’s oral history. In 1959 folklorist Aram Ghanalanyan recorded an account from Anna Tukharyan of Sevkar that connects the memory of a martyred saint with beliefs about a tree and water. The story preserves a local tradition of pilgrimage.