Ancient Mighri houses

In Zangazur mahal Mighri district

Mighri district – from 09.09.1930-cu Meghri

Architecture

After the mass deportation of Western Azerbaijanis in 1987-1991, most of the ancient Mighri houses were destroyed by Armenians and other buildings were built in their place, as they had elements of Azerbaijani and Eastern architecture.

Mighri district was donated to Armenia in 1929 by Levon Mirzoyan, the Armenian secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan. Mighri was the only corridor connecting Azerbaijan with Nakhchivan. The local population of that region confirms that the former name of Mighri region is "Mighri".  A number of scientific sources emphasize that the toponym was formed on the basis of the word "mighri", which is a phonetic variant of the word "mukir, mukur", which means "a valley with a dry desert river" in Turkish. Mighri was established in the Republic of Armenia on September 9, 1930. The ancient houses belonging to Azerbaijanis in Mighri region are architecturally similar to houses in other regions of Azerbaijan. Most of the Mighri houses located in the center of the district are two-story and built of river stone. The outer walls of many of them are plastered with white earth and whitewashed with lime. A balcony was built on planks attached to the walls of the lower floor of the house, and wooden poles were erected from the balcony. These pillars are the supports that support the roofing sheet that extends from the roof of the house to the balcony covering.

Ancient houses and estates belonging to Azerbaijanis in Mighri are important as material heritage that proves that Azerbaijanis have lived in the region since ancient times.