ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Sarisu Monuments

Azerbaijan (Country) / Northern Artsakh (Area) / Khanlar (District) / Sarisu (Village)

Location

Sarisu extends on the southeast-facing slope of a gorge lying on the left bank of one of the tributaries of the river Kurak, in the area among the villages of Martunashen, Manashid and Buzlukh, 17 kilometres south-east of the district centre, between 1,280 and 1,400 metres of altitude above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 432.

Historical Introduction
19 c․

It represents a small Turkish village founded in the late 19th century.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 432.

1906 — 1991 yy․

Like Topalhasanli, Sarisu represented a den of murderers; that is why, in 1906 and 1991, it was levelled with the ground in fair retaliation for the crimes its inhabitants had committed.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 432.

The available data relating to the number of the local population are as follows:

Dates	Turkish Houses	Turks (Male)	Turks (Female)	Total (Turks)	Notes	Source
1886	23	123	80	203		Yelizavetpol Province: A Statistical Survey Based on the Family Lists of Caucasia's Population. Tiflis, 1888, pp. 88-89; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 432.
1914				250		Caucasian Calendar for 1915, Tiflis, 1914, p. 179; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 432.