Tomb (dome) of Karbalai Hasanali Shaloghlu

Monument date:
XVIII c.
Placement /
Previous toponym:

In the village of Zimmi in the current Ve­di district, in the Iravan uezd of Iravan Go­ver­norate. 

Placement /
Current toponym:

Vedi district - Ararat.

Classification:

Architec­ture

Current situation

In 1948-49, the inhabitants of the village were deported from their historical-ethnic lands by a special deci­sion of the So­viet of Minis­ters of the USSR, and the village was abo­lished. Now it is a ruined villa­ge. After the po­pulation was forcibly trans­ferred to Azer­baijan, the tomb was dest­ro­yed by the Ar­menians.

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.

The toponym was formed on the basis of the word Zimmi, gi­ven by the Arabs to Chris­tians in the 7th century for the part of the po­pu­lation of Ar­ran who did not accept Islam. The Arabs cal­led the local po­pulation who ac­cepted Islam Mawla, and those who did not accept Islam Zimmi. It is a simple toponym in structure. The tomb of Ha­­­sanali Shal­oghlu Karbalai was considered a sacred place for the people of the village and the sur­roun­ding region.

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