Western Azerbaijan Heritage

Iravan until 1828, Erevan from 1828 to 1936.

Yerevan since 1936.

Architec­ture

In 1926, the Zar­rab Khan ca­ra­vanserai, which was da­ma­­ged in the earthquake, was put on poles to prevent it from collapsing. In the following years, the cara­vanserai and the shops around it were demo­lis­hed by Arme­nians because they were rich in elements ref­lecting the his­torical period be­longing to Azerbaijanis.

The Zarrab Khan (Sarrafkhan) caravan­serai located in Old Iravan was one of the 20 caravansaries that existed in the city towards the end of the 19th century. Car­vanserai built of stone, with square shaped squares in the middle and pools of water were considered among the most beautiful buildings of Iravan. In the pho­tos presented in the sources of 1926-27, it is seen that the walls of the caravanserai were supported by poles.

The presence of a large number of carts and shops of various origins in the cour­tyard of the caravanserai in­dicates that the caravanserai was the place where most of the merchants from long dis­tances stayed.