Karbalai Hasanali Shaloghlu’s dome

Monument date:
1854
Placement /
Previous toponym:

In Zimmi villa­ge, present-day Vedi (Ararat) district, Iravan uezd, Iravan go­vernorate.

Placement /
Current toponym:

In 1948-1949, the inhabitants of the village of Zimmi were de­ported from their historical-ethnic lands and moved to Azer­baijan by a spe­cial decision of the USSR Coun­cil of Mi­nis­ters, and the village was abo­lished. Now it is a ruined village.

Classification:

Architecture

Current situation

After the li­quida­tion of Zim­mi village, the ruins of the dome remain in the village ce­me­tery.

Information:

The grave inside the one-door quadran­gular dome (height 2.5 m, width 2 m) in the cemetery of Zimi village was that of Karbalai Hasanali Shaloghlu (1779-1854), who was distinguished by his pro­ximity to the divine majesty. The Shal­oglu tribe was called that because they tied shawls around their waists and was one of the Tarekama families who migra­ted from South Azer­baijan. His 25-year-old son Mehdi (his son was born on that day) crossed the Zimi river (1 km away from the village) in the snowy weather at night and went to visit his father's grave and reunited with the divine spirit. When he washed his hands in the river, the water drops that splashed outside froze and he entered through the closed door (the door was closed when they searched for him several times, and when the door was finally unlocked, he was found on the grave, and he was buried next to his father) and enough sayings have spread about his spiritual meeting with his prayer. The people of the surrounding villages would visit this holy place, pray and make sacrifices for the acceptance of their intentions.

It proves that the holy places belong to Azer­baijan, which is a part of the Muslim-Turkish world.

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