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Miasnikian 5 Monuments

Georgia (Country) / Javakhk (District) / Akhalkalak (District) / Miasnikian (Village)

Location

The village extends 17 kilometres south-west of Akhalkalak in a straight line, between 1,850 and 1,880 metres of altitude above sea level.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 397.

Historical Introduction

The present-day village of Miasnikian, which does not boast a large number of population, lies in the site of the village of Ghadala (Ghatana) so that it actually continues its history.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 397.

1595 y․

The Turkish tax list of 1595 mentions Ghadala (the local people are more accustomed to referring to it by the slightly modified name of Ghatana) as paying 5,000 akches to the state.

”გურჯისტანის ვილაიეთის დიდი დავთარი”, էջ 289: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 397.

1841 y․

Ghadala was one of those devastated villages which were purchased by Archbishop Karapet Bagratuny in 1841 as part of the estates of Akhaltskha’s Sourb Prkich Church.

«Մեղու Հայաստանի», 1875, N 38, էջ 1: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 397.

Population

World War II caused 14 victims to Miasnikian, which had sent 34 warriors to the battle-field.

Դավթյան Ա., Ջավախք, Երևան, 1994, էջ 102: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 397.

1987 y․

In 1987 Miasnikian represented a purely Armenian-inhabited village comprising 35 houses with 160 residents.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 397.

Foundation
1920 y․

It was founded by some Armenians who arrived at its territory from Sulda in the 1920s.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 397.

Type Photo
View Exterior
Direction From the north-west
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative
Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

Name	Year/Century	Etymology
Ghadala
Ghatana