Ahmad bin Gasim’s tomstone monument

In the AshagiGaranlig City-type settlement on the shore of Goycha Lake in Yeni-Baya­zid uezd, Ira­van Gover­nora­te.

Ashagi Garan­lig was inclu­ded in the terri­tory of Martuni since 1926, and in the territory of Gegharkunik governorate since 7.11.1995

Architec­ture

These monu­ments, which are the legacy of the ancient state of Azer­baijan, Garago­yunlu, were des­troyed by Ar­menians

In the village of Ashagi Garanlig, in the area called the old cemetery, there is a tombstone of the Oghuz bey Ahmed ibn Gasim of the Garagoyunlu state248. On the tombstone of Ahmed ibn Gasim (1540-1575), four figures of rams of different sizes, a domed tomb, a water tank and a sun figure are depicted in the stone frame decorated with patterns. The toponym has adopted the suffix -liq, which means "hill" and "rock" in Tur­kish, and based on the word “gara (black)” and means "hilly, mountainous, rocky place"249. The "n" between the word black and the suffix -hq acts as a closing consonant. The village is located in a rocky, mountainous area. The terrain of the village matches its name. The word "ashagi (down)" in the toponym means a distinctive sign.