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Hajilar Monuments

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Location

The village is situated on the west-facing slope of a gorge lying 2 kilometres east of the historical village of Metz Gharamurat, 13 kilometres west of the district centre, between 1,290 and 1,400 metres of altitude above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 256.

Historical Introduction
1770 y․

The village, whose historical name has sunk into oblivion, was stripped of its Armenian population in the 1770s.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 256.

19 c․

It served as a summer encampment for some stock-breeding Turkish tribes until the late 19th century, when they shifted to a sedentary life and founded the present-day Turkish settlement.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 256.

Population
1986 y․

In 1986 it had a population of 576.