ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Barsum-Sar Monuments

Azerbaijan (Country) / Northern Artsakh (Area) / Shamkhor (District) / Barsum-Sar (Village)

Location

The village is situated in an elevated plain lying on the left bank of the river Shamkor, 22 kilometres south of the district centre.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 469.

Historical Introduction

It was established in the first years of the Soviet rule, when most of the inhabitants of Barsum moved to a plain on the left bank of the river Shamkor and took up residence there. The territory of the village does not retain any historical monuments.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 469.

Population
1985 y․

In 1985 Barsum had a population of 127 houses, including 338 Armenian inhabitants. After the deportation of 1988, the local people resettled in Karmir District.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 469.

Type Photo
View General
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Nor Barsum-Sar
Sari Barsum
Barsumasar