Tomb in Aghnatun village
In Aghnatun village, Uchkilsa (Echmiadzin) district, Iravan governorate.
Uchkilsa district- Echmiadzin, Aghnatun village – Aghavnatun.
Architecture
The roof layer of the tomb has collapsed, leaving a soil layer that gives the appearance of a dome. Despite the removal of several stones in the lower part of the back and side walls of the tomb, it did not fall apart. The half-ruined tomb is presented as an Armenian monument.
It is believed that the Muslim-Turkish tomb, located on the high ground outside the village of Aghnatun, close to the village houses, belongs to the 13th-14th centuries. The tomb, built of a large red tuff stone with a special square cut in a hexagonal shape, had a dome. In 1828-1829, the Russians brought and settled 159 Armenians from Khoy, Iran. In 1831, 21 Azerbaijanis stayed in the village. In 1979, the number of Armenians in the village increased to 2,296 and Azerbaijanis were expelled from the village.
The tomb and the Muslim cemetery confirm that the village belongs to Azerbaijanis.
