ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Borsunlu 1 Monuments

Azerbaijan (Country) / Northern Artsakh (Area) / Kasum-Ismayilov (District) / Borsunlu (Village)

Location

This densely-populated village is situated 12 kilometres north-west of the district centre, between 185 and 220 metres of altitude above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 315.

Population

It was founded by some Turkish stock-breeders who had shifted to a sedentary life in the late 19th century.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 315.

1886 y․

During a population census carried out in 1886, the same members of the aforementioned nomadic tribe were registered in different places, as a result of which their number was highly exaggerated.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 315.

Population:

Dates	Turkish Houses	Turks (Male)	Turks (Female)	Total (Turks)	Notes	Source
1886	196	514	448	962		Yelizavetpol Province: A Statistical Survey Based on the Family Lists of Caucasia's Population. Tiflis, 1888, pp. 78-79; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 315.
1914				474		Caucasian Calendar for 1915, Tiflis, 1914, p. 101; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 315.
1976				2260		Soviet Azerbaijanian Encyclopedia, vol. 2, Baku, 1978, p. 254; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 315.