Albanian temple in the village of Verishen

In the village of Verishen in the present-day Gorus district, in the Zangezur district of the Ganja province

Ganja province – Yelizavetpol, Gorus district – Goris

Architecture

The temple in the village of Verishen is still partially in good condition today. It was taken over by Armenians and is presented as an "Armenian monument".

The Albanian temple in the village of Verishen is located on the outskirts of the village. The temple was built using large river and rock stones. Its length is 11–12, width is 5–6, and height is about 4 meters. The entrance door of the temple is placed close to the left corner. Its width is about 1–1.5 meters. An iron grate is placed on the rectangular window on the right side. Granite stones are placed on the edges of the door and window.
Armenians were resettled from Iran to the village after the 1813 Gulistan Treaty. Until the Armenians moved to the village, only Azerbaijanis lived there. The local population left the village during the Armenian genocide that occurred in 1918.

Verishen was inhabited by Turkic-Oguz tribes. This is confirmed by the numerous monuments in the ancient cemetery. Several cross-stone monuments from the Albanian period, brought from the cemetery destroyed by the Armenians, are placed around the temple.