Western Azerbaijan Heritage

Near Kotanli village, Pashali district, Dara­la­yaz mahal. 

Daralayaz ma­hal - VayotsDzor gover­no­rate, Pashali dist­­rict – Aziz­be­yov, VaykKotanli village since 1924 Garm­­rashen (Girmizikand).

Architec­ture

Currently, the left side of the monument is destro­yed and has not been res­tored. Arme­nianized with the Armenian element.

The tomb-like monument in the Kotanli village cemetery is believed to belong to one of the dignitaries of the era. A headstone decorated with patterns has been placed inside the historical Alba­nian monument, which is raised in the ancient Kotanli cemetery. The Armenian style existing in the middle part of the headstone clearly shows that the cross element was created by removing pat­terns. Using these methods, Armenians are trying to erase the cultural and his­to­rical heritage of Azerbaijan in the re­gion.

The architecture and ornaments of the historical architectural mo­­­­­nument of the period of the Al­banian Turks, which currently exists on the ed­ge of the village of Kotanli, are wi­dely used in the architecture of Azerbaijan to­day. Due to the­se charac­te­ris­tics, the monu­ment is also of special impor­tan­ce in terms of archi­tec­tural history of Azerbaijan.