Mill :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Mill

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Kasum-Ismayilov / Gharadaghlu

Historical Introduction

The aforementioned mill, which enjoyed widespread fame, constantly attracted the attention of different topographers. Thus, a record states, “The village is adjoined by a magnificent mill belonging to a certain Mr. Hakhverdiants from Tpkhis. It consists of many large buildings and is furnished with European equipment, thanks to which it yields 500 poods of flour per day.”

“Ardzagank,” 1886, No. 19, p. 280.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 318.

1899 y․

A press publication of 1899 mentions a certain N. Pridoniants & Company from Tiflis as the proprietor of the mill.

“Nor-Dar,” 1899, No. 85, p. 2.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 318.

1905 y․

As already stated above, some Turkish bandits killed two Armenians in this mill in 1905: “On 17 November, two Armenians were murdered in Fridonov’s mill located within half a verst of Gharadaghlu. One of the victims was its manager.”