ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Kumlu Monuments

Azerbaijan (Country) / Northern Artsakh (Area) / Getabek (District) / Kumlu (Village)

Location

This Turkish village, which almost adjoins the district centre in the north-east, is situated on the left bank of the Getabak, i.e. the left tributary of the river Shamkor, between 1,390 and 1,460 metres of altitude above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 257.

Historical Introduction
19 c․

It was established in the site of an ancient abandoned Armenian village in the late 19th century.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 257.

The available data regarding the number of its inhabitants represent the following picture:

Dates	Total (Turks)	Notes	Source
1908	441		Caucasian Calendar for 1910, Tiflis, 1909, p. 230; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 257.
1914	589		Caucasian Calendar for 1915, Tiflis, 1914, p. 113; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 257.
1977	1022		Soviet Azerbaijanian Encyclopedia, vol. 3, Baku, 1979, p. 272; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 257.