Albanian temple in Khosrov village

It is located in the center of Khosrov villa­ge, at the foot of Zarinji moun­tain of Ve­di district, Vedibasar mahal.

Khosrov village was abolished in the mid-1930s. Now it remains in ruins.

Architec­ture

The written and embroidered plates and sto­nes of the temp­le were dis­mant­led by the Armenians and taken to Iravan city. The temple was destroyed until the 1988 deportation.

The village of Khosrov is one of the historical places where mystically char­ged sacred places are spread in the villa­ges and hamlets of the Vedi region. In the central part of the village of Khosrov, an Albanian temple dating back to the 4th century AD was erected. This 10-meter-high, four-cornered building was completely demolished. The ground was covered with cobblestones. When the Dashnaks destroyed the houses and buildings of this village and poured into the "Kilsa Daresi"  of Khosrov River, they removed the written and em­broidered plates and stones of the temple and took them to Iravan city.

Armenians eva­cuated Khosrov village in 1930 and forced the population to move to other places of resi­dence in order to carry its ma­terial and cul­tural heritage under the pre­text of protect­ting the rich diversity of flo­ra and fauna. The monuments here represent­ted the Alba­nian-Turkish culture.