ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Gharajamirli Monuments

Azerbaijan (Country) / Northern Artsakh (Area) / Shamkhor (District) / Gharajamirli (Village)

Location

This large Turkish village is situated 17 kilometres east of the district centre, at an altitude of 210 to 225 metres above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 492.

Historical Introduction
19 c․

It was established in the second half of the 19th century by some cattle-breeding tribes which had shifted to a sedentary life.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 492.

The available statistical data regarding the number of the local population represent the following picture:

Dates	Turkish Houses	Turks (Male)	Turks (Female)	Total (Turks)	Notes	Source
1886	197	1018	781	1799		Yelizavetpol Province: A Statistical Survey Based on the Family Lists of Caucasia's Population. Tiflis, 1888, pp. 82-83; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 492.
1914				2151		Caucasian Calendar for 1915, Tiflis, 1914, p. 134; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 492.
1977				4331		Soviet Azerbaijanian Encyclopedia, vol. 3, Baku, 1979, p. 69; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 492.