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Ghazanbulagh Monuments

Azerbaijan (Country) / Northern Artsakh (Area) / Kasum-Ismayilov (District) / Ghazanbulagh (Village)

Location

The present-day township of Ghazanbulagh lies 12 kilometres west of the district centre (Hin, i.e. Older Ghazanbulagh is situated 5 kilometres south-west).

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 319.

Historical Introduction

The estate of Ghazanbulagh, which occupied an area of 2,000 dessiatinas, belonged to the Melik-Hovsepians until the region joined Russia.

Lalayan, Yer. Gandzak District. In: “Azgagrakan Handes,” vol. 5, Tiflis, 1899, No. 1, p. 251.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 319.

19 c․

In the late 19th century, the site of these dominions served for the foundation of a Turkish village of the same name.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 319.

1949 y․

It was granted the status of township in 1949.

Soviet Azerbaijanian Encyclopedia, vol. 2, Baku, 1978, p. 559.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 319.

Population
1864 y․

By 1864 the nomadic community of the village had not changed to a sedentary life yet, and lived scattered even in the neighbouring provinces.

Meves, V. Articles on Yelizavetpol District. In: "Kavkaz,” 1865, No. 85, p. 420.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 319.

The available statistical data on their number represent the following picture:

Dates	Turkish Houses	Turks (Male)	Turks (Female)	Total (Turks)	Notes	Source
1886	118	258	298	556	For reasons already specified, this number cannot be considered reliable	Yelizavetpol Province: A Statistical Survey Based on the Family Lists of Caucasia's Population. Tiflis, 1888, pp. 88-89; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 319.
1907				62		Caucasian Calendar for 1910, Tiflis, 1909, p. 265; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 319.
1976				600		Soviet Azerbaijanian Encyclopedia, vol. 2, Baku, 1978, p. 559; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 319.