A ram statue on a grave in the Babakishi village cemetery

In the village of Babakishi in the Ashagi Akhta district of the Derechichek district

The Ashagi Akhta district was renamed Hrazdan on June 30, 1959, and the village of Babakishi was renamed Aghavnadzor on July 15, 1948.

Architecture

The ram statue, which remains in the cemetery today, is presented as an "Armenian monument."

The ram statue in Babakishi village is located in the village cemetery. The cemetery where the ram statue is located is located in the north-northeast part of Babakishi village, on the edge of the forest. There is a tombstone with a ram figure, a sign from an ancient Turkish cemetery. The tombstone ram statue, which was in an ancient Muslim cemetery and proves that tribes of Turkic origin lived in the area, still remains there together with the horse statue. The horned ram statue, carved from dark gray rock, retains its grandeur even today. The rectangular ram statue, which is 60-70 cm high and about 1 meter long, is made of heavy rock. This is one of the reasons why it has not collapsed. There are holes in the forehead and left side of the statue (presumably bullet marks). Babakishi village is located 10 km northwest of the district center, near the Miskhana River. Armenians were resettled here from the Alashkert province of Turkey in 1829.
In 1878, the population, consisting of Azerbaijani Turks, was displaced. In 1897, 11 Azerbaijanis lived in the village. According to information from 1886, the population of the village consisted of Armenians. In 1905–1906, Azerbaijanis were expelled from the village, and Armenians were settled in the entire village. In 1926, along with Armenians, 3 Azerbaijanis lived. In 1930, three Azerbaijanis living in the village were also expelled. Now only Armenians live in the village.

The toponym Babakishi was formed based on the personal name. It is an anthropotoponym. It is a simple toponym in structure.