Gharadaghlu :: ARTSAKH LOCATIONS

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Azerbaijan (Country) / Northern Artsakh (Area) / Kasum-Ismayilov (District) / Gharadaghlu (Village)

Location

The village is situated on the left bank of the river Kurak, in a slightly slanting and north-east-facing plain lying in the area of its lower course, 21 kilometres north-west of the district centre, between 330 and 360 metres of altitude above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 315.

Name Origin

Until the 1880s, it was mentioned by the name of Gharadaghlu, but the sources of the subsequent periods refer to it as Khankend.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.

The former derives from Gharadagh, i.e. the birthplace of part of the local inhabitants: “Some of them resettled here from Gharadagh, Persia; hence the name of the present-day village.”

“Ardzagank,” 1886, No. 19, pp. 279-280.
Lalayan, Yer. Gandzak District. In: “Azgagrakan Handes,” vol. 5, Tiflis, 1899, No. 1, p. 307.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.

Population

Below follows a list (1839) of the inhabitants of Gharadaghlu which is of great value from the standpoint of the history of local families:

“Harutiun Melikjanov, his wife Anayi as well as his sons Hayrapet and Ghazar;
Hakob Sargisov, his wife Nabat as well as their sons Yeghiazar and Hovsep;
Arustam Gabrielov, his wife Mariam, their daughter Yeghisabet as well as their sons Gevorg and Harutiun;
Verdi Kavoanov, his wife Yetar, his daughter Yeghisabet as well as his sons Petros and Gevorg;
Hovhannes Abrahamov, his wife Horomsim as well as his sons Vardan and Harutiun; Hovhannes’ brother Mkrtich, his wife Sanam and their son Abraham;
Poghos Tumayov, his wife Zanazan, his daughter Dastakul as well as his sons Hayrapet, Galust, Tsakan, Sargis and Harutiun;
Ghazar Ohanesov, his mother Horom and his wife Sona;
Verdi Tatarov and his wife Shoghi;
Mkrtum Khachaturov, his wife Sarah and their son Hovhannes;
Arakel Harutiunov, his mother Yetar and his sister Herik;
Arzuman Hovsepov and his mother Rehan;
Stepan Ghukassov, his wife Mariam as well as their sons Hovakim, Harutiun, Galust, Margar and Hambardzum;
Movses Bodalov, his wife Vari as well as their children Shoghi and Hayrapet;
Pala Tekanov, his wife Mariam and his son Hovhannes;
Gevorg Allahverdov, his wife Horomsim, their sons Aghajan, Astvatzatur and Harutiun as well as their daughters Yeghisabet and Gyuli;
Khachatur Tevanov, his wife Ahar and his mother Rehan;
Vardazar Martirosov and his wife Hori;
Simon Sargisov, his wife Yeghisabet as well as his sons Harutiun and Khachatur;
Adam Tanghriverdian, his wife Mariam and their son Astvatzatur; Adam’s sister Tamam, his brother Habul and his wife Vardi;
Hayrapet Harutiunian, his wife Zanazan as well as their sons Allahverdi, Sargis and Grigor;
Harutiun Ohanessov, his wife Horom as well as their daughters Sayi and Anayi;
Hovhannes Tuniov, his daughter-in-law, widow Anayi as well as his daughters Sabed and Zanazan;
Harutiun Ghukassov, his mother Horom and his wife Sabed;
Grigor Niazov, his wife Shahkhanum as well as their sons Poghos and Sargis; Grigor’s brother Sahak, his wife Sanam, their daughter Pari as well as their sons Harutiun, Hovhannes and Hovsep;
Ohanjan Khachaturov, his wife Javi as well as their daughters Mariam, Herik and Sandukht;
Galust Melkumov, his wife Mariam, their sons Kochari and Nerses as well as their daughters Vardi and Heriknaz;
Harutiun Danelov, his wife Sona, their son Sargis as well as their daughters Mariam, Sarah and Heghnan;
Grigor Harutiunov and his mother Rehan;
Ohannes Martirosov, his wife Katan, their daughter Javahir as well as their sons Hovsep, Movses and Harutiun;
Mkrtum and Grigor Ghazarian with their mother Tellu;
Martiros Harutiunov, his mother Horom, his wife Shoghi and their son Astvatzatur;
Pilippos Yepremian, his wife Nazlu and their daughter Sazlu.”

National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3800, p. 26.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.

1977 y․

In 1977 Gharadaghlu had 1,231 inhabitants, most of whom were Turks.

Soviet Azerbaijanian Encyclopedia, vol. 3, Baku, 1979, p. 57.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.

Historical Introduction
1988 y․

The village was stripped of its Armenian residents in the aftermath of the forced deportation of 1988.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.

Armenian-Turkish Fights of 1905 to 1906
1905 y․

In the autumn of 1905, the Turkish mob mounted an attack against Gharadaghlu, that was surrounded by Turkish villages, totally isolated from the region’s Armenian-inhabited villages. On 17 November, two Armenians were killed in a nearby mill. Three days later, the local people somehow broke through the enemy encirclement and found refuge in Getashen Village of Khanlar District, their derelict houses being immediately plundered and burnt down by the Turks. After a three-month stay in the aforementioned village, Gharadaghlu Armenians moved to Gandzak.

A-Do, The Armeno-Turkish Fights in Caucasia. Yerevan, 1907, p. 332.
“Mshak,” 1906, No. 64, 24 March, p. 2.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.

1906 y․

Suppressing their fears, between 1906 and 1907, the former residents of Gharadaghlu went to their ruined village to farm the land, the local church, the only roofed building throughout the village, serving them as a night shelter.

A-Do, The Armeno-Turkish Fights in Caucasia. Yerevan, 1907, p. 332.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.

1913 y․

After peace had been restored in the region, the inhabitants of Gharadaghlu returned to their birthplace and started reviving it. That was evident in 1913, when “…the villagers were likely to overcome their financial predicament and improve their conditions within a short time…”

“Horizon,” 1913, No. 177, p. 4.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Khankend

The available statistical data on the number of Gharadaghlu’s population between the 19th century and 1917 represent the following picture:

Dates	Armenian Houses	Armenians (Male)	Armenians (Female)	Total (Armenians)	Notes	Source
1839	32	81	62	143		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3800, p. 26; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.
1845		109	91	200		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3811, pp. 5-6; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.
1847		102	74	186		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3814, pp. 97-98; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.
1849		70	63	133		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3818, pp. 95-96; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.
1852		80	64	144		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3819, pp. 105-106; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.
1861	20					National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3835, pp. 147-148; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.
1866	29	118	103	221		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3848, p. 57; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.
1872		170	146	316		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3872, pp. 62-63; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.
1873				263		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3864, pp. 39-40; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1875				277		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3866, pp. 44-45; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.
1876				234		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3868, pp. 57-58; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.
1877		157	140	297		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3869, pp. 54-55; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.
1878		161	136	297		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3870, pp. 22-23; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.
1881		172	147	319		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3873, pp. 27-28; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.
1882		177	151	328		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3874, p. 30; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.
1883		181	152	333		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3875, pp. 56-57; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.
1885		152	134	286		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3877, p. 29; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.
1886	86	189	174	363	According to another source, the village had 40 houses in the same year (“Ardzagank,” 1886, No. 19, p. 279).	Yelizavetpol Province: A Statistical Survey Based on the Family Lists of Caucasia's Population. Tiflis, 1888, pp. 86-87; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.
1887		167	144	311		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3880, p. 72; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 316.
1888		174	148	322		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3882, p. 130; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1889		175	152	327		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3884, pp. 226-227; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1890		183	158	341		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3887, p. 149; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1891		174	166	340		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3889, p. 148; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1892		178	164	342		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3891, p. 120; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1893		176	165	341		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3895, pp. 77-78; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1894		193	172	365		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3896, pp. 71-72; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1897		189	182	371		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3899, pp. 146-147; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1898		197	183	380		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3897, p. 168; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1899		208	189	397		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3903, pp. 125-126; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1900		207	189	396		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3905, pp. 90-91; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1901		209	185	394		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3906, pp. 96-97; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1902		217	191	408		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3907, pp. 22-23; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1905		220	205	425		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3912, pp. 265-266; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1906		258	225	483		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3915, p. 24; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1907				470		National Archives of Armenia, fund 56, list 1, file 240, p. 2; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1908	69	244	229	473	According to another source of 1908, Gharadaghlu had 149 residents that year (Caucasian Calendar for 1910, Tiflis, 1909, p. 273).	National Archives of Armenia, fund 35, list 1, file 559, p. 11; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1909		246	239	485		National Archives of Armenia, fund Պ56, list 18, file 764, p. 116; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1910		246	238	484		National Archives of Armenia,fund 53, list 1, file 3917, pp. 56-57; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1912		245	238	483		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3919, pp. 61-62; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1913	70					“Horizon,” 1913, No. 177, p. 4; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1914				180	This number seems far from trustworthy	Caucasian Calendar for 1915, Tiflis, 1914, p. 195; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.
1917	80			495		Avetissian, M. M. A Reference Book on the Settlements and Population Number of Nagorno Karabakh and Zangezur (1917). In: “Banber Hayastani Arkhivneri,” 1991, No. 3, p. 166; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 317.