ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Ghazakhyolchular Monuments

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

Location

This Turkish village is located on the southwest-facing slope of a gorge lying on the right bank of the river Artinajur, 7 kilometres south of the district centre, at an altitude of 1,610 to 1,700 metres above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 154.

Historical Introduction
19 c․

It was founded in the site of an ancient derelict Armenian village in the late 19th century.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 154.

The available statistical data relating to the local inhabitants represent the following picture:

Dates	Turkish Houses	Turks (Male)	Turks (Female)	Total (Turks)	Notes	Source
1886	27	72	60	132		Yelizavetpol Province: A Statistical Survey Based on the Family Lists of Caucasia's Population. Tiflis, 1888, pp. 80-81. In: Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 154.
1914				345		Caucasian Calendar for 1915, Tiflis, 1914, p. 131. In: Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 154.