Agoglan Temple

In Borchali district of Tbilisi province, then in the village of Yukhari Korpuli of Barana district

Barana district – from 04.01.1938 Noyemberyan, Yukhari Korpulu village – from 04.07.2006 Zorakap. According to the new law dated 7 November 1995, it was included in the administrative territory of Tavush province.

Architecture

It is located 6 km northwest of the district center, in the Guruchay valley. The Agoglan temple is in a partially usable condition. It was not repaired or restored by the Armenians, but was simply adopted and presented as an "Armenian monument".

The Aghoglan temple was located in the forest of the village of Yukhari Korpulu. The temple was built in the 10th century by Christian Kipchaks and was not visited by Armenians. Since it does not have Armenian monuments, it has not been studied by Armenian researchers. There is no information about the Aghoglan temple in the Armenian list, it was a very magnificent temple in the thick of the forest. Azerbaijani-Turks used to sacrifice here, (We have been there several times. Every year, people from foreign countries also visited the temple and they spoke Turkish. We understood them), it was visited by Azerbaijanis and people of Kipchak origin. Since these lands were the lands of Dede Gorgud, the custom of sacrificing a rooster remained. Slaughtering a rooster is a tradition of the Turks that dates back to Dede Gorgud, and the golden rooster is considered sacred in Turkish mythology. When people living in the surrounding villages had a wish, they would slaughter a rooster or a sheep in the Agoglan temple and pray to God. These traditions are a religious tradition inherited from Zoroastrianism, shamanism, and belief in God, and are among the Christian-Kipchak Turks.
In ancient times, tribes of Turkish origin lived in the village. Later, in 1831, 43 Azerbaijanis lived in the village, in 1886, 361 in 1897, 402 in 1908, 440 in 1914, and 792 in 1916. In 1918, the villagers were massacred and expelled by Armenians. After the establishment of Soviet power in present-day Armenia, Azerbaijanis were able to return to their villages. In 1922, 523 Azerbaijanis lived here, in 1926 530, in 1931 630, and in 1987 2,000.
In 1988, Azerbaijanis were again expelled from their native villages. Now Armenians who moved from the village of Chanlibel in the Shamkir region in 1988 live here.

The village was named Korpulu because it was built near the Broken Bridge (Red Bridge), a 12th century historical monument. "Yukhari" is a distinguishing feature. It is a complex toponym formed on the basis of the relief.