ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Toghanali Monuments

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

Location

The village is situated on the left bank of the river Kurak, 17 kilometres south of the district centre, at an altitude of 1,200 to 1,300 metres above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 433.

Historical Introduction

It was established in the Soviet years.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 433.

Population
1985 y․

It had 878 inhabitants in 1985.

Soviet Azerbaijanian Encyclopedia, vol. 9, Baku, 1986, p. 301.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 433.

Historical Introduction
1139 y․

Two kilometres south-east of Toghanali, amidst some wooded mountains can be seen Lake Alharak (‘Gyoygyol’ in Turkish) lying at an altitude of 1,553 metres above sea level. Its formation is traditionally connected with an earthquake that struck the area in 1139: “During the quake, Mount Alharak collapsed into the gorge and blocked the way of a stream flowing through it. A small lake that was formed there afterwards has been preserved until now, with fine fish swarming there.”

History of Armenia by Kirakos Gandzaketsy. Prepared for publication by Melik-Ohanjanian K. Yerevan, 1961, pp. 117, 200.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 433.

1908 y․

According to the results of a geological investigation conducted in the area in 1908, the lake had a depth of 76 metres.

Hofman, E. A Geological Study of Mount Kyapaz. In: “Izvestya Kavkazskovo Muzeya,” vol. 9, part 2, Tiflis, 1915, pp. 125-129, in Russian.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 433.