The area of the lower course of the River Basutjur

Monuments

NKR (Country) / Kovsakan (District) / The area of the lower course of the River Basutjur (Area)

Historical Introduction

This area was annexed to Azerbaijan during the Soviet period.

Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 195.

Description
18 — 19 cc․

It exactly coincides with the area of the Chavndur district established in the late Middle Ages. The majority of the villages situated in the valley are known only under their present Turkish names, given in.the XVIII-XIX cent. The villages, which would have preserved their medieval names, are rare. The left bank of Basutajur is occupied by a number of villages, following each other at a close distance: Kollughshlagh, Berkni (Shataris), Meshadi-Ismayili, Shafibekli, Gharadara and Baharli. The right bank villages are Chinari (Ranjdara, Razdara), Top, Khndzer, Kotanlar, Svajur (Sevajur), Ordakli and Gharagoz. Rather close to them are the villages situated in the valley of Tzobajur - a tributary in the basin of Basutajur: Tzobi (Sobu), Torvanut (Tarvanot, Tarneyut), Gharashlar and Chopadara.