Albanian temple in Salah village

Karvansara district, in the village of Salah on the coast of Tarsachay

Karvansara district since 09.09.1930 – Ijevan, Salah village since 03.04.1991 Aghavnavank

Architecture

Armenian inscriptions and elements of the cross were added to the small Albanian temple in the village of Salah and appropriated by the Armenians. Nowadays it is presented as "Armenian monument".

The small Albanian monument in the village of Salah, dating back to the XIXII centuries, was built using the black stones of Tarsachay. There is a small square window of the ancient temple and a second window with a flat top and an oval bottom in the upper part of the roof above the window. The temple, which is 3 meters wide, 4 meters long and 3.5 meters high, was partially restored by Armenians. On the eve of the restoration, a wall was carved on the right side of the temple window and large Armenian crosses were placed there. The large Aghavnavang temple in the village proves that the village has an ancient and deep historical past. The geographical position of the village located in a strategic area and the natural landscape played a role in the development of the village. (Note: Detailed information related to the history and geographical location of the village can be found in the Aghavnavang Temple section)

Before the deportation that took place in 1987-1991, if we consider only those living in the village, there were 11 Azerbaijani doctors of sciences and 29 candidates of sciences who were born in the villages of Salah and Amirkheir, which consisted of only 300 families. This figure shows that there is one scientist in every 7-8 families. This was a rather high indicator, which is not found in many places.