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Amirkheyir pir

Monument date
XIX с
Placement
Previous toponym

In the village of Amirkheyir, Chambarak district, Qaragoyunlu mahal.

Placement
Current toponym

Chambarak district - Krasno­selsk. Amirkheyir has been called Kalavan since 1991

Classification

Archi­tecture

Current situation

Since Novem­ber 1988, the villagers have not been visited since they were deported.

Information

The name of the village consists of the per­sonal name Amir and the Turkish words kairki "watered part of the valley". Amirkheyir pir is located near the village in a valley where the Baryabad river flows from Danalig. Visitors would ma­ke vows and sacrifices, and a part of the sacrifices would be distributed to the pilgrims

It is known as a holy place whe­re people pray, make vows, and make sacrifices.