ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Jabrayil 1 Monuments

NKR (Country) / Jabrayil (District) / Jabrayil (City)

Location
1950 y․

Before 1950 this administrative centre was merely a village situated on the altitude of 540 -640 m, in the southern foothills of the Artsakh mountain range. The Tzamdzor stream, which flows through the village, dries out in summertime.

Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, pp. 225-226.

Historical Introduction
18 c․

The historical name of Jabrail is lost. We also do not know when the Armenians abandoned the village, though presumably it should have taken place in the beginning of the XVIII cent, together with numerous other plain settlements.

Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 226.

Population
19 c․

In the XIX cent, it was already a small monoeth-nically Turkish village. Specifically, in 1874 the village had 250 Turkish residents of Shiite confession.

"Caucasian Calendar for 1886" Tiflis 1885, p. 126.
Another source of 1875 mentioned that the residents of 125 Turkish households were Sunnites ("Mshak", 1878, N 150, p. 2) (in Arm.).
Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 226.

Description

The most picturesque scenery in the vicinity is a huge poplar (sosi), which is believed to be one thousand years old. Old stones of the village spring are carved with crosses and come to testify that Armenians earlier populated this village. “The only revitalizing thing in this village is the cool water of its well, which (if it is trustworthy) is believed to be (as told the Armenian peasants of the neighboring villages) bored in the days of Lusavorich* and this is trustworthy, when you see the crosses engraved on the pavement of the well. This leads to the conclusion that Armenians once lived in this village” - ensured the press of the 1870-ies.

"Timber Industry", 1984, IX, 8, p. 4 (in Russian).
"Mshak", 1878, N 150, p. 2 (in Arm.).
Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 226.

Being the centre of the administrative uyezd, Jabrail had a Royal school. Among the students, who attended the school in 1878, there were 30 Armenian boys. We are also informed that the whole teaching staff of that school consisted of Armenians (the Principal - Alexander Ter-Abrahamian - since 1879, teacher Arshak Tumaniants - since 1884, and Catechism teacher - Father Gabriel Ter-Harutyuniants -since 1885).

"Ardzagank", 1886, N 42, p. 549-550 (in Arm.).
Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 226.

1980 y․

In 1987 the district comprised one town (the administrative centre, which had received the status of a town in 1980),

Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 225.

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Jrakan