ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Almalu 2 Monuments

Azerbaijan (Country) / Northern Artsakh (Area) / Dashkesan (District) / Almalu (Village)

Location

Almalu extends on the south-facing slope of a gorge lying on the left bank of the river Gandzak, 15 kilometres south-east of the district centre, at an altitude of 1,280 to 1,420 metres above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 64.

Historical Introduction
18 c․

Sharing the fate of other Armenian villages, it was stripped of its residents in the second half of the 18th century. In the late 19th century, its site was inhabited by some tribes of Turkish stock-breeders.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 64.

Population
1914 y․

In 1914 it had a population of 35.

Caucasian Calendar for 1915, Tiflis, 1914, p. 87.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 64.

Historical Introduction

The village, whose historical Armenian name has sunk into oblivion, was called Almalu, i.e. Khendzorut, by the Turkish stock-breeders: ‘alma’ is the Turkish equivalent for the Armenian word ‘khendzor,’ i.e. ‘apple.’

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 64.

The village has preserved absolutely no vestiges of its natives.