Gravestone statues in Zangilar village
Zangibasar mahal, Zangibasar district, in the Zangilar village (Donuzyeyan, Masjidli).
The name of Donuzyeyan village was changed to Zangilar on 03.01.1935, and to Zorak from 19.04.1991.
Architecture
Statues of horses, rams and camels remained in the ancient cemetery until recently. They are presented as Armenian monuments.
Mamluk Turks in Arab countries are Gipchak tribes. So, the Zangi are one of the Gipchak tribes. Oghuz Gipchak Turks settled here., There were various statues on the graves in the ancient village cemetery. These have attracted attention with their magnificence. The image of a sword was clearly visible on one of the graves. It is said, that grave with a horse statue in the cemetery is belonged to the village struggler Muhammad, and the tomb with a ram statue belonged to Palazgulag struggler. A statue was erected to them for their skill.
The toponym Zangilar is also of Turkish origin. The names of Turkic origin are related to the family name. F. Sumer writes: “Algeria and Syria's rulers, were also from the Turkish Mamluk family”.