ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Chobankend Monuments

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

Location

The village is located on the east-facing slope of a gorge lying on the left bank of one of the right tributaries of the river Zakam, 2 kilometres south-west of the historical village site of Papajan, 19.5 kilometres west of the district centre, between 1,290 and 1,350 metres of altitude above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 240.

Historical Introduction
18 c․

The present-day Turkish settlement, dating back to the Soviet years, was established in the site of an ancient village that had been stripped of its Armenian population in the 18th century. The remnants of some old buildings and a ruined mill can still be seen respectively in the village centre and at its eastern edge.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 240.

Population
1986 y․

In 1986 the local population amounted to 1,013.