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Dashbulagh was one of the Armenian-populated and densely inhabited villages in the Shaki region, located 26 km southwest of the city of Shaki. In the mid-19th century, the village, with 150 households, was entirely populated by Armenians. By 1874, it had a population of 1914, all Armenians. By the time of visit by Makar Barkhutaryants in the late 19th century, the village had 200 households with 1355 Armenian residents. In 1914, the village’s population was 2630. The residents of Dashbulagh were massacred in 1918 by Turkish troops and Musavat forces who invaded the region.
Surb Gevorg Church, located in the center of Dashbulagh, has not been preserved. It was built in 1828, as indicated by the construction inscription: "Memorial to the construction of Sb. Gevorg Church by the common people of Dashbulagh, (1828)."
When the historian and monument specialist Samvel Karapetyan visited the village, the Armenian cemetery was still preserved, with inscribed tombstones from the 19th-20th centuries. Makar Barkhutaryants had previously copied the inscription on the tombstone of Melik-Arustam (of the Melik-Allahverdyan family) from Jraberd district of Artsakh, buried there: "This is the tomb of Melik Arstam from Jraberd."
Today, the village is inhabited by Azerbaijanis and was included in the Qaradaghli administrative district.
Bibliography
Barkhutaryants M., Land of Aghvank and its Neighbors: Artsakh, Yerevan, 1999.
Karapetyan S., The Armenian Lapidary Inscriptions of Aghvank Proper, Yerevan, 1997.