Papravand () is a village situated in Aghdam District of

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...

. It is located 21 km north of the district centre of

Aghdam Aghdam () is a town and the nominal capital of the Aghdam District of Azerbaijan. Founded in the 18th century, it was granted city status in 1828 and grew considerably during the Soviet period. Aghdam lies from Stepanakert at the eastern foot ...

on a foothill plain.

History

In the years of the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...

, the village of Papravend was part of the Javanshir district of the Elizavetpol province. According to the "Caucasian Calendar" of 1912, the village had a population of 448 people, primarily

Azerbaijanis Azerbaijanis (; , ), Azeris (, ), or Azerbaijani Turks (, ) are a Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic group living mainly in the Azerbaijan (Iran), Azerbaijan region of northwestern Iran and the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan. They are predomin ...

, who were listed in the calendar as "Tatars." According to the results of the Azerbaijani agricultural census of 1921, the village of Papravend was part of the Kabarda Boy Ahmedli rural community of Javanshir district,

Azerbaijan SSR The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, also referred to as the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, Azerbaijan SSR, Azerbaijani SSR, AzSSR, Soviet Azerbaijan or simply Azerbaijan, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union be ...

. The population was 920 people (155 households), the predominant nationality being Azerbaijani Turks (Azerbaijanis). After the administrative reform division and the abolition of districts in 1929, it became part of Aghdam district,

. According to the 1983 census conducted in the Azerbaijan SSR, the population of the village was 1,531. During the First Karabakh War in 1993, the village was occupied by Armenian armed forces. During this period, many buildings in the region were completely destroyed. Of the 135 historical monuments located in the Aghdam region, 75 were destroyed, including the mosque in the village of Papravend. After the occupation, residential buildings, a village school, village library and village cemetery were destroyed. After the end of the Second Karabakh War, a ceasefire agreement was signed under the terms of which the entire territory Aghdam district was returned to Azerbaijan on 20 November 2020.

Sights

The village is home for a

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, which according to Azerbaijani Researchers K.Mammadzade, N.Guliyev and V.Kerimov, dates back to the 14th century. The plan of this mausoleum, considered a unique monument of medieval architecture, is also typical for the 16th century. The Papravend Mosque, an 18th century historical and architectural monument, is located in the village of Papravend. After the Armenian occupation, the mosque was completely destroyed.

Notable people

* Faig Aghayev — National Hero of Azerbaijan. * Ramiz Abbasli — Azerbaijani author, translator of fiction.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Papravand Populated places in Aghdam District