ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Gyulambar 18 c․ 5 Monuments

Azerbaijan (Country) / Northern Artsakh (Area) / Shamkhor (District) / Gyulambar (Village)

Location

The village is situated on the right bank of the river Shamkor, 17 kilometres south of the district centre, at an altitude of 1,090 to 1,150 metres above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 493.

Historical Introduction
12 c․

The available sources do not provide any information concerning the foundation and medieval history of the village, but the monuments preserved in the area attest that it dates back to at least the 12th century.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 493.

18 c․

Beginning with the 18th century, the archive documents and topographical works mention it by the name of Gyulambar (its historical name has probably sunk into oblivion).

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 493.

18 c․

In the ‘60s of the 18th century, Georgian King Heracle, who had deported the Armenian inhabitants of many Northern Artsakh villages to Tiflis, attempted to do the same with the residents of Gyulambar. They, however, managed to escape forced resettlement and took up residence in Tavush (Shamshadin) District, where they founded the village of Aygedzor (Ghulali): “...to evade obeying the king’s order, they applied to Ali-Sultan, the ruler of Shamshadin District, and swore subjection to him, provided that they should be permitted to establish a village in the site of the present-day one.”

Gaspar, H. Village Legends. In: “Nor-Dar,” 1889, No. 50, in Armenian.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 493.

1804 y․

In 1804, when the issue of the belonging of Nukzar’s Sourb Amenaprkich (the Armenian equivalent for ‘Holy Saviour’) Monastery became a subject of debate, Archbishop Hovhannes received a letter stating the following, “The residents of both Barsum and Garnaker attest that Gyulambir belongs to Amenaprkich. This was common knowledge even among our ancestors so that it has become customary to refer to it as the village of the monastery.”

National Archives of Armenia, fund 332, list 1, file 596, p. 1.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 493.

1842 y․

A record of 1842 states that Gyulambar “...extends on the bank of the river Shamkor and enjoys a favourable position, the area abounding in magnificent gardens. ...It used to comprise thirty families which left the village, moving to a mountainous area.”

Jalaliants, S. A Travel to Great Armenia, part 1, Tpghis, 1842, p. 162.
According to Lalayan, they moved to Jagir and other villages (Gandzak District, p. 324).
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 493.

19 c․

According to a source of the late 19th century, Gyulambar, that lay completely derelict, revived only thanks to several Armenian families from Nukzar.

Lalayan, Yer. Gandzak District. In: “Azgagrakan Handes,” vol. 5, Tiflis, 1899, No. 1, p. 325.
Barkhutariants, M. Artsakh. Baku, 1895, p. 296.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 493.

1886 y․

In 1886 the village belonged to the Tsiraliants, a rich, Tiflis-based family.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 493.

Population
1988 y․

It was stripped of its Armenian population in 1988.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 493.

Occupation

Its inhabitants were mainly occupied with farming.

“Ardzagank,” 1886, No. 21, p. 307.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p.

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Gyulambir
Glambar
Gyulambyur
Kyulambyur
Gyulambur

Population:

Dates	Total (Armenians)	Armenian Houses	Notes	Source
1886		7		“Ardzagank,” 1886, No. 21, p. 307; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 493.
1917	325			Avetissian, M. M. A Reference Book on the Settlements and Population Number of Nagorno Karabakh and Zangezur (1917). In: “Banber Hayastani Arkhivneri,” 1991, No. 3, p. 166; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 493.
1986	15	20		Karapetian, S. The Historical Monuments of Northern Artsakh. In: “Lragir,” 4 March 1995, p. 6. Karapetian, B., Karapetian, S. The Mysteries of Gandzak (Kirovabad) and Northern Artsakh. Moscow, 1998, p. 307, in Russian. Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh