Albanian temple in Goshabulag village
It is located in the Goshabulag village, Basarkechar district, Goycha mahal.
Goshabulag village has been called Shadjrek since 19.04.1991.
Architecture
In the village center, behind the former club and administration building, the remains of the Albanian temple (built of very large stones) are presented as an Armenian monument.
Goshabulaq was an ancient village where Azerbaijanis lived until mass deportation in 1988. In the center of the village, behind the former club and administration building, there is the remains of an Albanian temple built of very large stones. They believed in the temple as a holy pir and observed its cleanliness. From the inscriptions written in Grabar alphabet on the temple, it is clear once again that there are evidences proving the history of Albanian Turks living in the territory of Goshabulag village in III-V centuries. The size of the stones in the old cemetery of the village was astounding. There are inscriptions written in Grabar alphabet on those stones. From here, it becomes clear once again that this cemetery was the cemetery of Albanian Turks. Since the headstones are very large and heavy, more than 60-70 cm of them are covered with soil layers. In the territory of the village there are remnants of ancient settlements. It is clear from the inscriptions written in Grabar alphabet on the temple that Albanian Turks lived in the territory of Goshabulag village in the III-V centuries.