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Gharasakhkal Village Site

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Khanlar / Lyak

Location

A village site called Gharasakhkal used to be located on the right bank of the river Kur, 13 kilometres north of Lyak. At present it lies buried under the water reservoir of Mingechaur.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 402.

Historical Introduction

Below the village were found some large ruins which were considered to be the remnants of an Armenian city site, as attested by the local Turks.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 402.

19 c․

In the late 19th century, Gharasakhkal Yeri belonged to Turkish bey Beyuk-Bey Aghasi.

National Archives of Armenia, fund 93, list 1, file 388, pp. 38-39.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 402.

Population:

Dates	Turkish Houses	Turks (Male)	Turks (Female)	Total (Turks)	Notes	Source
1886	118	369	313	682		Yelizavetpol Province: A Statistical Survey Based on the Family Lists of Caucasia's Population. Tiflis, 1888, pp. 82-83; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 402.
1914				767		Caucasian Calendar for 1915, Tiflis, 1914, p. 136; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 402.