Gravestones in the village of Ganli

In the village of Ganli (Ganli Allahverdi, Qamishli since 12.08.1946) in the Basarkechar district of the Goycha district

Basarkechar district was renamed Vardenis on June 11, 1969, Ganli village was renamed Torfavan in 1976, and Karkibash village was merged with Vanevan on April 9, 1991.

Architecture

Albanian stone monuments and inscriptions on graves remained until the Azerbaijanis were deported from Armenia in 1988. They remain today, and Armenians add Armenian elements to them and present them as "Armenian monuments."

The monuments written in the Albanian alphabet in the ancient cemetery in the center of the village of Ganli are a sign of the belonging of these places to the Albanian Turks. In addition to the Albanian stone monuments and epitaphs, there were many epitaphs and epitaphs belonging to the Oghuz and Seljuk peoples in the cemetery. The inscriptions and descriptions on the epitaphs contain information about the deceased, as well as information about the clan and tribe to which they belonged.
In the 12th century, the Goycha district, including the village of Ganli, was occupied by the Arabs, and at that time the local population was forced to convert to Islam. In the 14th century, Amir Teymur attacked the Goycha district. In the 16th century, the district accepted the subordination of the Ag-Qoyunlu.
The name of the village was changed 3 times from the first day of its establishment until December 1988. The meaning of the second name of the village, "Qamishli", is related to the presence of reeds in the large peat mine located in the lower part of the village. This name existed until 1976. The third name of the village, Torfavan, is related to the name of the large peat mine located in the lower part of the village. The main reason for giving this name to the village was the influence of the anti-Turkish policy carried out by the Armenian Dashnaks. According to historical documents, in 1831 the population of the village of Ganli Allahverdi (including those who moved from Qamishli and took refuge in this village) was 314 people. The number of Azerbaijanis living in the village increased to 397 in 1897, 445 in 1908, 465 in 1914, and 483 in 1916. In November 1918, the village was partially burned and looted by Armenians, and in April 1919, it was completely burned and looted. In 1922, only 30 percent of the refugees, 165 people, returned and rebuilt the village. However, from that time on, the Armenians indicated the name of the village in official documents as Ganly, not Ganly Allahverdi. In 1931, the number of villagers was 287, and in 1945, it was 363. During the state-level deportations of 1948–1953, the village of Ganli was also blacklisted, and the entire village was relocated to the Kur-Araz lowland. Some of the population died due to their inability to adapt to the lowland zone, and some died from malaria. After 1956, a small number of survivors returned to the village and tried to restore it. According to the results of the 1979 census, the village population was 673 people. The village of Ganli, which was besieged by Armenian bandits from November 24 to December 7, 1988, lost two martyrs - 62-year-old Ahmadov Firudin Hasan oglu died as a result of physical injuries he received, and 61-year-old Ibrahimov Mirzagha Ibad oglu died after falling into a storm during the persecution. The villagers were forced to move to Azerbaijan at that time.

The history of the establishment of the village of Ganli dates back to the end of the 14th century (1387) - the beginning of the 15th century (1410). The establishment of the village and its first name, the word "Ganli", are connected with the name of the "Kanli" branch, one of the 12 Turkic tribes that formed the epic "Dede Gorgud", which is a descendant of the "Seljuk" Turks. In addition to the toponym, the grave inscriptions indicate that the village was an ancient homeland inhabited by Azerbaijanis.