Albanian temple in the village of Aldara (Alidarasi)
In Zangazur mahal of Yelizavetpol Governorate, now in Alidara (Aldara) village in Meghri district.
Mighri district - Meghri, Aldara village - Alvank.
Architecture
The Albanian temple in the village of Aldara was not repaired because it was not an Armenian monument and was destroyed. At present, there are ruins in the area where it is located.
The village of Alidarasi was about 1 km away from the village of Malev, where 15-20 families lived, on the same farm (collective farm named after the XVIII Congress of the Party). In this village, there was an ancient Albanian temple dating back to the V-VI century306. The small temple was built of red stone rocks and it consisted of a thick wall surface. The area around the temple and the village area are rich in ancient Albanian-Turkish monuments that reflect the history of Azerbaijan. The village had 131 people in 1831, 911 people in 1873, 1077 people in 1886, 1897 1094 people, 1505 people in 1904, and 1987 people lived in 1914. In 1918, the population was subjected to Armenian aggression and deported. After the establishment of the Soviet government in present-day Armenia, the survivors of the villagers returned to their historical-ethnic lands in 1922-1924. Azerbaijanis lived here: 414 people lived here in 1926, 490 in 1931, 601 in 1959, 831 in 1970, and 784 in 1979. On November 24-28, 1988, the residents of the village - Azerbaijanis, were deported from their historical-ethnic lands by the Armenian state. Now Armenians live here.
The toponym was formed from the combination of the word "al" which means "red" in the ancient Azerbaijani language and the word "valley" which means "deep hole" and means "red valley". It was named Aldar because the soil of the village consists of red rocks. It is a toponym with a complex structure based on relief.