Archaeological monuments in the village of Yukhari Akhtala

In the village of Yukhari Akhtala (Aghtala) in the Allahverdi district of the Loru district

Allahverdi district – Tumanyan since 19.09.1969

Architecture

Archaeological monuments excavated from the Akhtala village, temple and fortress complex were taken to France by French archaeologist Jacques de Morgan, who conducted archaeological research in the area. They are currently on display at the Saint-Germain National Archaeological Museum.

The village of Yukhari Akhtala, inhabited by Azerbaijanis since ancient times, is a rich area in terms of material and cultural heritage. In 1887-1889, the French archaeologist Jacques de Morgan, who conducted archaeological research in the area of ​​the temple and fortress in the village of Akhtala, recorded 576 rectangular tombstones in the area. During the excavations, a large amount of archaeological material was obtained from the cultural layers, starting from the 8th century BC - the Bronze and Iron Ages and covering subsequent periods. The name of the village and the temple is Turkish and consists of the words "ag" and "tala". The village of Akhtala, where the temple is located, was historically the homeland of Turkish tribes, and until the middle of the 20th century, only Azerbaijani Turks, Greeks and Georgians lived in the village. At the beginning of the 20th century, Greek families moved to the village and settled there. The first Armenians moved to the village in 1922.

The area where the village, temple and fortress complex are located has been known as Agarek in sources since the 5th century. The population of the area where the Akhtala complex is located has been Turkic since the time of the Sak-Scythian tribes who settled in the area.