Western Azerbaijan Heritage

Daralayaz mahal is loca­ted in Argaz village of Keshish­kend district (Yeg­heg­nadzor district).

Daralayaz mahal was re­named Vayots Dzor gover­no­rate Keshish­kend village, from 06.12.1957 – Yeghegnadzor

Architec­ture

The mosque lo­cated in Argaz village; Iravan governorate was completely destroyed.

Mosque in Argaz village. It was located 5 km north-east of Malishka village. The mosque was built in 629-630. According to its history, it is considered one of the oldest mosques in Western Azerbaijan. The mosque was blown up in 1857. It was restored by the villagers in 1871. It was a place of worship for people from villages without a mosque. In particular, the number of people in the mosque was large during religious holidays and mour­ning ceremonies. The mosque’s Akhund was one of the respected people of the village. Argaz village mosque’s an­tiquity shows that the religious and cultural development here has a deep and ancient past. The Haji Jafar Mosque, which dates back to the 8th century, was also completely destroyed .