Gayabash pir
In the village of Zar (Girkhbulag) in the present-day Eller (Kotayk, Abovyan) district, in the Iravan region of the Iravan Governorate.
The name of Ellar district was changed - Kotayk, Abovyan.
Architecture
After the deportation of the Azerbaijanis, the Armenian state did not allow them to visit the pir.
Gayabash pier is located in a wooded and green area outside the village of Zar (Girkhbulag). It consists of two gray stones about 1.5 m high, 70 cm wide and 50 cm high, 35 cm wide next to it. It was one of the most visited pir by people from the village and surrounding villages.42 Only Azerbaijanis lived in the village: 89 people in 1831, 490 people in 1873, 634 people in 1886, 757 people in 1897, 1250 people43 in 1914, and 706 people in January 1918. In February 1918, Azerbaijanis were subjected to Ar¬menian aggression and deported.44 Armenians transferred from Turkey were settled here in 1918-1919. After the establishment of the Soviet government in present-day Armenia, the surviving Azerbaijanis were able to return to their homeland. In addition to Armenians, 52 Azerbaijanis lived here in 1922, 51 in 1926, and 93 in 1931.