Khalisa village tombstone monuments
Aran region of Vedibasar mahal, Aghridagh valley, 10 km southwest of Vedi district center Boyuk Vedi settlement, 3 km from the Iravan-Nakhchivan-Baku railway line, Iravan-Nakhchivan highway, above the water ditch that separates from the Vedi River in Khalisa village.
The name of Khalisa village was changed to Norakert on 19.04.1991.
Architecture
The monuments were completely destroyed by Armenians during the deportation of Azerbaijanis.
Tombstones with inscriptions in the Arabic alphabet were found in the ancient cemetery located on the outskirts of Khalisa village. A lot of tombstones were found with the dates of death written on the stones as 480th, 486th, 494th Hijri date. 149 Azerbaijanis lived in the village in 1831, 864 in 1873, 960 in 1886, 1165 in 1897, 957 in 1904, 1053 in 1914, and 1159 in 1916. In 1918, Azerbaijanis were expelled by Armenians with massacres. Armenians from abroad (Iran and Turkey) were also settled in this village. After the establishment of Soviet power in present-day Armenia, Azerbaijanis were able to return to their native villages. In 1922, 311 Azerbaijanis and 290 Armenians lived here, in 1926, 331 Azerbaijanis and 240 Armenians, in 1931, 588 Azerbaijanis and 276 Armenians, in 1972 more than 1,500 Azerbaijanis and up to 600 Armenians lived here. In November-December 1988, Azerbaijanis were completely deported from their historical-ethnic lands by Armenia. Now only Armenians live here.
Although the toponym is derived from the Arabic word khalisa, which means "state land, land belonging to the state", it was a village inhabited by Azerbaijanis. It is a simple toponym based on relief. It shows that it is an ancient settlement.