Arafsa village mosque

In Arafsa villa­ge, Garakilsa district, Zanga­zur mahal.

Karakilsa district was na­med Sisian from 02.03.1940, Arafsa village - Arevis from 03.07.1968

Architec­ture

The village mos­que was not allowed to ope­rate as intended. After the depor­tation to Azer­baijanis in 1988, the mos­que building was destroyed by Armenians

The Arafats were Muslims by faith. In the village, the Shiite and Sunni po­pulation lived amicably, and in general, the issue of madhhab and branch were never on the agenda. On the contrary, Shias and Sunnis were very commonly related to each other. There was a mos­que in the village. However, during the Soviet rule, the mosque was confiscated and it was not allowed to be used as a mosque. To prevent it from being turned into a barn, the villagers made it a gra­nary. For some time, a cheese factory operated in the warehouse .