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Vaghuhas
Vaghuhas ( hy, Վաղուհաս) or Gozlu ( az, Qozlu) is a village ''de facto'' in the Martakert Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989. History During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. Historical heritage sites Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the ruins of the ancient Armenian settlement of ''Mayrakahag'' ( hy, Մայրաքաղաք), including the Tiramayr Monastery ( hy, Տիրամայր Վանք) built in 1183,Ш. Мкртчян / Майракахак или монастырь Тирамайр /Историко-архитектурные памятники Нагорно-Карабаха/ стр. 47-48 (360) an 8th/9th-century chapel, a 12th/13th-century cemetery, the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayrakahag
Mayrakahag ( hy, Մայրաքաղաք, Mayrakaghak, also called Kahakatekh) — is a fortified colony in Nagorno-Karabakh. It was the residence of the Israelyan family, one of the families of the Armenian lords (meliks) in Karabakh. Mayrakahag is located on the east bank of the Tartar river in the Vaghuhas village, today located in the ''de facto'' independent Republic of Artsakh. It represents a complex of several ruined buildings, an old cemetery and the Tiramayr Monastery. The monastery and the cemetery was badly destroyed in the period from 1920 to the 1930s. The Armenians called the surviving fortress towers "Sergevlaser" (meaning "quince pass" in Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...).В.А. Петров / Этноботаника Нагорного-Ка ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |