Burial mounds in the village of Yukhari Akhtala

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

Allahverdi district – since 19.09.1969 Tumanyan

Archaeological monument

The mound graves in the village of Yukhari Akhtala were destroyed by Armenians, and many of the items removed from there are presented as "Armenian exhibits" in museums in Armenia.

The mound graves in the village of Yukhari Akhtala are located in the central part of the village near the school and the village culture house. The area where the mound graves, which number more than 10, are located was the ancient cemetery of the village.
The fact that the mounds discovered during excavations conducted by Armenian archaeologists in these ruins in the 1970s date back to the end of the 1st millennium BC, approximately to the 3rd-2nd centuries BC, indicates that Akhtala was built by the Oghuz Turks and other Turkic tribes for at least 2000-2500 years. After the Arabs conquered the region, a very small part of the population living in the mountainous area converted to Islam, while the rest of the population retained the Christian faith. The territory was under the rule of the Sajids in 889–942, and the Salaris in 942–981. With the end of the Salaris rule in 981, the political situation in all of Azerbaijan became complicated. The Ravvadi dynasty came to power in part of the Azerbaijani territories south of the Araz, and the Shaddadid dynasty began to strengthen in the parts north of the Araz.
Azerbaijan was under the rule of Turkic dynasties. The rule of the Hulakuls and the Qara-Qoyunlu in the region lasted for about two centuries. The village of Aghtala was historically the homeland of Turkic tribes.
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 mounds tell about the ancient history of the village. They are important for the study of the ancient history of Azerbaijan. The toponym is formed from the combination of the word "ag" in the ancient Turkic language, which means "small, tiny, small, small", and the word "tala" meaning "opening in the middle of the forest".