Ashghli :: ARTSAKH LOCATIONS

1958 y․ Monuments

Azerbaijan (Country) / Northern Artsakh (Area) / Khanlar (District) / Ashghli (Village)

Location

The present-day Turkish village of Asheghli is situated 6 kilometres south of the district centre, between 830 and 970 metres of altitude above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 336.

Historical Introduction
17 c․

Its identification with the historical village of Hatis is based on one of Catholicos Pilippos’ bulls (17th century) mentioning it among a number of other adjacent villages: “...Getashen, Suluk, Baghshik, Mertsunis, Hajishen, Koshk, Hatis, Eirloda, Mirzik, Voskanapat...” In 1804 Hadis is mentioned among the villages of Dulus, Suluk, Hajikend and Koshk.

Barkhutariants, M. Artsakh. Baku, 1895, p. 48.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 336.

Population
19 c․

Hatis remained a purely Armenian village until the early 19th century: in 1804 it had 6 houses with 12 men and 10 women inhabitants.

Collected Acts of the Caucasian Archaeological Commission, vol. 2, Tiflis, 1868, p. 596.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 336.

Historical Introduction

The village, which was called Garyaghdi before 1931, was later renamed Voroshilovka and, finally, in 1958 Asheghli.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 336.

Population
1976 y․

In 1976 it had a population of 537.

Soviet Azerbaijanian Encyclopedia, vol. 1, Baku, 1976, p. 514.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 336.

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Hatis
Garyaghdi
Voroshilovka