Historical monuments in Shishgaya village

Monument date:
XIII-XIV c.
Placement /
Previous toponym:

In Shishgaya vil­lage, Basar­kechar district, Goycha mahal.

Placement /
Current toponym:

Basarkechar district – Var­denis, Shishga­ya from 3.04.1991 Gugarich, on 8.08.1991 it was changed again and named Geghamasar.

Classification:

Archa­eological monu­ment 

Current situation

Armenian ele­ments have been added to some of the ancient Albanian mo­numents in the village of Shish­gaya, and they are displayed as Armenian mo­nu­ments. The mo­numents that they could not Armenianize were destroyed.

Information:

The village of Shishgaya is rich in mo­numents of the XIII-XIV centuries, which reflect the life and living conditions of Azerbaijanis. In the territory of the vil­lage, there are many scenic and sight­seeing places, the names of which are Turkish toponyms. Among them, there are cross-stone historical monuments, which are written in the Grabar alphabet, which tell about the life of the Albanian Turks, and the hill religious monuments made of small red stones in the northern part of the village. Residents from neigh­boring villages also brought vows and ma­de intentions to the monument, lit lamps and made wishes.

The village exis­ted even before the reign of Shah Ismail Khatai. It is known that the villages of Sari­yagub and Ba­bajan were built by those who moved from Shishgaya. The fact that the management of the village of Sariyagub was entrusted by Shah Ismail to Miskin Abdal con­firms the accuracy of this issue once again. Its name is mentioned in the sources of 1728. The main part of the po­pulation came from Khoy, Rum, Mazan­da­ran, Diyarbakr, Isfahan gover­norates of South Azerbaijan and Nejili village of Ulukhanli re­gion of Iravan mahal. The na­me of the villa­ge is related to the name of Shishgaya, which is located between the two mountains cal­led Gojadagh and Garadagh, the height of which reaches 45-50 meters.

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