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Bnela 1 Monuments

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

Location

Bnela is situated on the left bank of the river Kur, 4 kilometres south of Aspindza, 22 kilometres north-west of Akhalkalak in a straight line, at an average altitude of 1,100 metres above sea level.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 122.

Historical Introduction
1595 y․

The village lies almost uninhabited at present, but it used to be one of the smallest places in Javakhk in terms of population. In 1595 it comprised 7 houses and paid 120,000 akches to the State Treasury.

“გურჯისტანის ვილაიეთის დიდი დავთარი”, էջ 182-183: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 122.

1706 — 1707 yy․

In the days of Village Head Hyusein (1706 to 1707), this tax was reduced to 12,000 akches.

“ჩილდირის ეიალეთის ჯაბა დავთარი 1694-1732 წწ.”, էջ 124: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 122.

Population
1894 y․

In 1894 Bnela had a population of 50 Armenian Catholics who conducted their religious ceremonies “in a private house.”

«Արձագանք», 1885, N 26, էջ 368: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 122.

1915 y․

In 1915 the local inhabitants constituted 47 souls.

«Օրացոյց եւ պատկեր տօնից», Թիֆլիս, 1915, էջ 84: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 122.

1914 y․

The statistical records of 1914 mention the inhabitants of Bnela—40 souls in number—as Georgians due to the fact that they were Georgian-speaking.