Ancient tomb in the village of Agudi

In the village of Aghudi, Garakilseh district, Zangezur district

The Garakils district was renamed Sisian on 02.03.1940, and the village of Agudi was renamed Agitu on 19.04.1991.

Architecture

The tomb is currently in a dilapidated state. The name of the deceased engraved on the tombstone is not legible due to damage to the plaque.

The last photo of the tomb was taken by G. Mattu in 2021. As is known from the inscription on it, the ancient tomb dates back to the Seljuk period in 1173. The stone inscription located at the entrance to the tomb, located in the cemetery area, on the right side of the door, was damaged. The width of the entrance to the tomb is 1 m, the length is 3 m, and the height is about 1.5 m. It is built with rocks.
The village of Agudi is marked as "Agudi" on the 5-verst map of the Caucasus. In 1831, 60 Azerbaijanis lived in the village, in 1873 - 450, in 1886 - 903, in 1897 - 1162, in 1908 - 1345, in 1914 - 1070. In 1918, the Azerbaijani population of the village was subjected to genocide and expelled. After the establishment of Soviet power, the surviving villagers were able to return to their native homes. There were 298 Azerbaijanis living here in 1922, 319 in 1926, 496 in 1931, 828 in 1959, and 1222 in 1970. In November-December 1988, the Azerbaijani population of the village was deported.

It is also known from the inscriptions carved on the tomb that Turkic tribes lived in the area. The toponym was formed from the word "ag" in the ancient Turkic language, which means "respectable, lofty, high", and the name of the Turkic-speaking tribe "uti//udi". It is an ethnotoponym. It is a structurally complex toponym.