ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Yaghubli Monuments

Azerbaijan (Country) / Northern Artsakh (Area) / Getabek (District) / Yaghubli (Village)

Location

The village lies on the south-facing slope of a gorge, 7.5 kilometres north-west of the district centre, between 1,670 and 1,700 metres of altitude above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 289.

Historical Introduction

In the pre-Soviet years, it formed part of Yelizavetpol’s 5th police district and was within the jurisdiction of Metz Gharamurat.

Caucasian Calendar for 1915, Tiflis, 1914, p. 163.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 289.

Name Origin

The toponym of Yaghubli derives from the family name of Yaghub oghli, i.e. Hakob’s son (Hakobian): “...The entire village of Yaghubli is inhabited by the descendants of a Muslimized Armenian called Hakob; hence comes its name.”