ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Shamlugh Bala (Smaller Shamlugh) Monuments

Azerbaijan (Country) / Northern Artsakh (Area) / Touz (District) / Shamlugh Bala (Smaller Shamlugh) (Village)

Location

Smaller Shamlugh lies on the left bank of the river Zakam, in the valley of the tributary of the same name, 33 kilometres south of the district centre, at an altitude of 1,060 to 1,100 metres above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 547.

Historical Introduction
19 c․

In the late 19th century, the village, mentioned by the name of Kujur Shamlugh, belonged to Turkish landowner Zulghadarov.

Yeghishe Charents Art and Literature Museum. Sargis Kamalian Fund, copy-book No. 1, VI-11, p. 11.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 547.

In the Soviet years, the site of the devastated Armenian village was inhabited by some Turks.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 547.

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Kujur Shamlugh	19 c․	Smaller Shamlugh