Gülablı (), also known as Abdal-Gülablı (),
is a village in the
Aghdam District
Aghdam District ( az, Ağdam rayonu) is one of the 66 administrative divisions of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the Karabakh Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Khojaly, Kalbajar, Tartar, ...
of Azerbaijan.
History
Gülablı was part of the
Shusha Uyezd
/ hy, Շուշի
, settlement_type = City
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, image_caption = Landmarks of Shusha, from top left:Ghazanchetsots Cathedral • Yukhari Govhar ...
of
Elisabethpol Governorate
The Elizavetpol Governorate, also known after 1918 as the Ganja Governorate, was a province ('' guberniya'') of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Yelisavetpol (present-day Ganja). The area of the governorate st ...
during the
Russian Empire
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. According to 1886 census data, there were 250 homes and 1,412
Azerbaijanis (classified as "Tatars" in the census) of the
Shiite
Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, most ...
branch of
Islam in Gülablı.
According to the 1912 "Caucasian Calendar", the village of Gülablı was home to 2,211 people, the majority of whom were Azerbaijanis (classified as "Tatars" in the census).
Gülablı was part of the village council of the same name in the Aghdam District of the
Azerbaijan SSR during the early Soviet period in 1933. The village had 421 farms and a total population of 1,835 people. The population of the village council, which also included the village of
Abdal
Abdāl () ''lit'': substitutes, but which can also mean "generous" 'karīm''and "noble" 'sharīf'' is a term used in Islamic metaphysics and Islamic mysticism, both Sunni and Shiite, to refer to a particularly important group of God's saints. ...
, was 100 percent Azerbaijani.
The village had 1,351 residents in 1981. Its residents' main occupations were
monoculture
In agriculture, monoculture is the practice of growing one crop species in a field at a time. Monoculture is widely used in intensive farming and in organic farming: both a 1,000-hectare/acre cornfield and a 10-ha/acre field of organic kale are ...
,
animal husbandry, and
sericulture
Sericulture, or silk farming, is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, '' Bombyx mori'' (the caterpillar of the domestic silkmoth) is the most widely used and intensively stud ...
. There was a middle school, a club, a library, a medical center, and a communication department in the village.
During the
First Nagorno-Karabakh War, on 4 September 1992, Armenian forces occupied the village, forcing the Azerbaijani population to flee. It was later incorporated into the
breakaway Republic of Artsakh
Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (),, is a breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Artsakh controls a part of the former ...
as part of its
Martuni Province
Martuni Province ( hy, Մարտունու շրջան) is a province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' part of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
History
The territory was formed from the Soviet-era raion of Martuni District within t ...
, where it was known as ''Vazgenashen'' ( hy, Վազգենաշեն). A
UAV
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was reportedly shot down over the village on 12 September 2011 by the
Artsakh Defence Army
The Artsakh Defence Army ( hy, Արցախի Հանրապետության պաշտպանության բանակ, Artsakhi Hanrapetut’yan pashtpanut’yan banak) is the defence force of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). Es ...
. Artsakh stated that the UAV belonged to Azerbaijan, while Azerbaijan denied this, stating that the UAV was operated by
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
and was making reconnaissance flights from
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
to spy on
Iran
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. Gülablı was returned to Azerbaijan on 20 November 2020 as part of the
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement
The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement is an armistice agreement that ended the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. It was signed on 9November by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and the P ...
.
Historical heritage sites
Among the historical heritage sites in and around the village are
kurgan
A kurgan is a type of tumulus constructed over a grave, often characterized by containing a single human body along with grave vessels, weapons and horses. Originally in use on the Pontic–Caspian steppe, kurgans spread into much of Central As ...
s from the
Late Bronze and
Early Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age (Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostly appl ...
.
Demographics
Notable natives
* – 18th–19th century Azerbaijani
ashug
An ashik ( az, aşıq, ; tr, âşık; fa, عاشیق) or ashugh ( hy, աշուղ; ka, აშუღი) is traditionally a singer-poet and bard who accompanies his song—be it a dastan (traditional epic story, also known as '' hikay ...
*
Gurban Pirimov
Gurban Bakhshali oglu Pirimov (Primov) ( az, Qurban Baxşəli oğlu Pirimov) (October 1880 in Abdal Gulabli near Shusha, Karabakh, Azerbaijan – 29 August 1965 in Baku, Azerbaijan) was an Azerbaijani folk musician and tar-player.
Life and car ...
– Azerbaijani
folk musician and
tar
Tar is a dark brown or black viscous liquid of hydrocarbons and free carbon, obtained from a wide variety of organic materials through destructive distillation. Tar can be produced from coal, wood, petroleum, or peat. "a dark brown or black bi ...
player
* – Azerbaijani actor and playwright
* – Azerbaijani honored artist of Russia
*
Jeyhun Mirzayev
Jeyhun Jamil oglu Mirzayev ( az, Ceyhun Mirzəyev; 9 April 1946 – March 5, 1993) was an Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani actor and film director.
Career
Mirzayev was born in the Gulabli village, in Agdam District, Aghdam, Azerbaijan, to Jamil Mirzayev ...
– Azerbaijani actor and film director
*
Sakhavat Mammadov
Sakhavat Mammadov ( az, Səxavət Məmmədov; 23 October 1953 – 30 September 1991) was an Azerbaijani people, Azerbaijani mugham singer.
Death
On Monday, 30 September 1991, Sakhavat died in a motor vehicle accident. He couldn't be buried in hi ...
- Azerbaijani
mugham
Mugham ( az, Muğam) or Mughamat ( az, Muğamat) is one of the many classical compositions from Azerbaijan, contrasting with tasnif and ashik.
It is a highly complex art form that weds classical poetry and musical improvisation in specific ...
singer
References
External links
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Populated places in Aghdam District