Albanian temple in the village of Subatan

In the village of Subatan (Yalagli) of the Basarkechar district of the Goycha district

Basarkechar district – Vardenis since 11.06.1969, Subatan village – Qekhakar since 09.04.1991

Architecture

The temple remained in ruins until the deportations that took place in 1987–1991.

The Albanian temple was located in the southeast of Lake Goycha, at an altitude of 2198 meters above sea level, in the territory of the village of Subatan, 9 kilometers southwest of the Basar-Kechar region. River stone and tuff were used in the construction of the temple, which dates back to the 7th-8th centuries. The temple was 6-7 meters long, 4 meters wide, and 3-3.5 meters high. There were many Albanian graves around the temple. In 1873, the Azerbaijani population of the village was 180 people, and this figure increased to 263 in 1886, 306 in 1897, 368 in 1908, and 429 in 1914. The village was repeatedly subjected to deportation. During the massacres of 1905–1907, the Armenian invaders were unable to remove the majority of the village population from their native lands. During the deportations of 1918–1920, the village population was removed from their native lands and became refugees. The village population returned to their native villages in the spring of 1921, while a small part remained in the areas where they had settled. The village had approximately 140–150 houses and a population of about 500–600 people. In 1938–1939, out of the village's 140–150 houses and about 500–600 people, 70–80 houses and about 250–300 people moved to the village of Ag-yokhus near the village of Janahmed in the district and chose a permanent place of residence for themselves. The village of Subatan, which was divided, had 70–80 houses and about 250–300 people. During the deportations in 1948–1953, the village's population did not leave and remained in their native lands. During the deportations, the village had 70–80 houses and about 250–300 people. According to the results of the 1979 census, the number of Turks in the village was 1,437. The village population became refugees during the last deportation in 1987–1991. The village had 100 houses and a population of about 600–700 people.

In the middle of the 19th century (1850–1860), the head of the Mayilli tribe, Karbala Shikhali, along with 8 families from the village of Chakhirli, chose the present-day village of Subatan as their place of residence. The name of the village was changed twice as of December 1988. Monuments and historical facts confirm that the village belonged to Azerbaijanis.