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The Armenian village of Aghja-Ghavakh (Aghja-Ghovakh, Aghjaghovakh) was located in what is now the Yevlakh district, about 21 km southwest of Agdash, on the left bank of the Kura River, 2 km from the river itself.
Details about the settlement of Armenians in the village and their activities are not available. However, records indicate that as early as the 18th century, the Armenians of the village moved to the right bank of the Kura River and settled in the lowland village of Begum-Sarov, due to certain circumstances. Thus, probably escaping the persecutions against Christians that had begun in the Shaki Khanate, the Armenians of Aghja-Ghavakh abandoned their native village. Later, Turkic-speakers settled in the village.
In 1895, while describing the dire situation of the Armenian village of Ermani-Bazar, the author of the Nor-Dar newspaper noted that it was surrounded by “Turkic-inhabited villages,” among which was also Aghja-Ghovakh, mentioned as having 30 households.
Bibliography
Jani-Bagli, Nor-Dar, 1888, No. 211, December 15, p. 3.
Khoizade, Nor-Dar, 1895, No. 152, August 24, p. 3.
Karapetyan S., Aghvank Proper. Book 22, Part 1, Yerevan, 2024, pp. 16–17.