ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Arisu Monuments

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

Location

Arisu extends on the south-facing slope of a gorge lying on the left bank of the left tributary of the river Shamkor, 11 kilometres south-west of the district centre, at an altitude of 1,420 to 1,500 metres above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 222.

Historical Introduction

It represents a settlement of Turkish Ayrums established in the early 20th century in the site of an Armenian village abandoned since the 1770s.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 222.

The village seen from the castle of Parisos Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․