Ushi village historical monuments

Monument date:
IX-XI c.
Placement /
Previous toponym:

In the village of Ushi, Ashta­rak district, Echmiadzin uezd, Iravan Governorate. 

Placement /
Current toponym:

Ashtarak dist­rict - Ashtarak was included in the adminis­tra­tive territory of Aragatsotn go­vernorate on 7.11.1995.

Classification:

Architec­ture

Current situation

Historical mo­numents related to the life and living of Azer­baijanis from the 9th-11th cen­­­­­turies  still exist, and unfor­tunately, Arme­nian elements are added to them and pre­sen­ted as Arme­nian monu­ments.

Information:

In the village of Ushi, there are many his­torical monuments related to the life and everyday life of Azerbaijanis from the 9th-11th centuries. Tombstone statues in the area of the ancient cemetery, buildings belonging to the ancient period in the village and household items from there prove that Azerbaijanis lived in this area for many centuries and did cultural con­struction works. It was mentioned in the "Detailed Notebook of the Iravan Gover­norate" compiled in 1590. In the "Over­view Notebook of the Iravan Gover­norate" dated 1728 and on the 5-verst map of the Caucasus. The toponym was formed on the basis of the word uç (uş), which means "elevation, mountain top" in Turkish.

In the Turkish language, the word uş//uç is used in the meanings of "end", "begin­ning", "top", "summit", “edge, site”. At the same time, the word usha means "top of the mountain" in the Karakalpak lan­guage.

The horse, ram statues, stone car­­vings and chests on the graves, which are examples of the ancient Al­ba­nian-Turkish culture in the Ushi village ce­metery, show that Azer­baija­nis have lived in the village since ancient times and their role in material and cul­­­­­tural deve­lop­­ment.

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