Mammadbeyli (Azerbaijani: Məmmədbəyli) is a village in the Zangilan District of Azerbaijan.[1] The village is situated on the bank of Hakari river.[2]
Mammadbeyli
Azerbaijani: Məmmədbəyli | |
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  Mammadbeyli | |
| Coordinates: 39°09′22″N 46°48′41″E / 39.15611°N 46.81139°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| District | Zangilan |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Toponym
editThe village was originally called Terekeme. In the 19th century it belonged to Mammadbay Zangilani, and therefore began to be named Mammadbayli in his honour.[3]
History
editDuring the years of Russian Empire, the village of Mammadbayli was part of the Karyagin district of the Elizavetpol province.[4]
During the Soviet years, the village was part of Zangilan district of Azerbaijan SSR. During the First Karabakh War in August 1993, the village was occupied by Armenian armed forces.[2] After the occupation, the village was destroyed.[2][5] Residential buildings, a village school, and a cemetery were destroyed.[6][7]
On 20 October 2020, during the Second Karabakh War, the Azerbaijani Army regained the control over the village of Mammadbayli and liberated it.[8]
Population
editAccording to the “Code of statistical data of the Transcaucasian region population, extracted from the family lists of 1886”, in the village of Terekeme (Mammadbayli) of Gavalin rural district of Jabrayil district were 93 dym and 426 Azerbaijanis (listed as “Tatars”) lived there, who were Shiites by religion and peasants.[4]
According to the “Caucasian Calendar” of 1912, 761 people lived in the village of Mammadbayli, Karyagin district, mainly Azerbaijanis, listed in the calendar as “Tatars”.[9]
According to data as of 1 January 1933, Mammadbayli was part of Mammadbayli rural district of Zangilan district of Azerbaijan SSR. The population was 796 people, 163 households (0 common and 163 individual, 387 men and 409 women).[10]
Cultural monuments
editThe mausoleum of Yahya ibn Muhammad al-Hajj, dating back to the beginning of the 14th century, is located in the village.[11] The mausoleum was built in 1305, by architect Ali Majid ad-Din on the Silk Road.[12] In 1975, excavation works in the underground part of the mausoleum were carried out, as result of which a sepulcher was found.[13][14]
Gallery
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References
edit- ^ İnzibati ərazi bölgüsü təsnifatı. 2024 (PDF) (in Azerbaijani). Bakı: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi. 2024. p. 103. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ a b c "Zəngilan rayonunun Məmmədbəyli kəndi". Azerbaijan State News Agency. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ Azərbaycan toponimlərinin ensiklopedik lüğəti (in Azerbaijani). Vol. II. Baku: Şərq-Qərb. 2007. p. 103. ISBN 978-9952-34-156-0. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ a b Свод статистических данных о населении Закавказского края, извлеченных из посемейных списков 1886 г. (in Russian). Tiflis. 1893. p. 274. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
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- ^ "Təbiəti məhv edilən, evləri dağıdılan, qəbiristanlığı yerlə-yeksan olunan Məmmədbəyli kəndi". Azərbaycan qəzeti (in Azerbaijani). 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ Yavərzadə, Aydın (2021-08-24). "Təbiəti məhv edilən, evləri dağıdılan, qəbiristanlığı yerlə-yeksan olunan Məmmədbəyli kəndi". Azerbaijan State News Agency. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ "President Ilham Aliyev: Zangilan city and 6 villages of the district, 18 villages of Fuzuli, Jabrayil, and Khojavand districts liberated". mod.gov.az. 20 October 2020.
- ^ Kavkazskiy kalendar (in Russian). Tiflis: Канцелярия Кавказского Наместника. 1911. p. 180. Archived from the original on 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ Административное деление АССР. Баку: Издание АзУНХУ. 1933. p. 101.
- ^ Radde, Gustav (1890-01-01). Karabagh: Bericht über die im Sommer 1890 im russischen Karabagh von Dr. Gustav Radde und Dr. Jean Valentin ausgeführte Reise (in German). J. Perthes. p. 26. Archived from the original on 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ Неймат М. С. (2001). Корпус эпиграфических памятников Азербайджана. Vol. III. Baku: Yeni Nəşrlər Evi. p. 19.
- ^ Мамед-заде, К. М. (1983). Строительное искусство Азербайджана (с древнейших времён до XIX века) / Научный редактор aкадемик АН Азерб. ССР А. В. Саламзаде (in Russian). Baku: Elm. p. 103.
- ^ "Zəngilan Rayon Icra Hakimiyyəti". 2012-07-11. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
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