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Beyuk-Gheshlagh Monuments

Azerbaijan (Country) / Northern Artsakh (Area) / Touz (District) / Beyuk-Gheshlagh (Village)

Location

Beyuk-Gheshlagh represents a Turkish village extending on the left bank of the river Asrik, 31 kilometres south of the district centre, at an altitude of 1,430 to 1,600 metres above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 529.

Historical Introduction

It was established in the site of a derelict Armenian village in the Soviet years, with the objective of turning the Armenian village of Artzvashen into an enclave.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 529.

Population
1976 y․

In 1976 it had 2,800 inhabitants.