Western Azerbaijan Heritage

In Dostlug-Gu­rumsulu vil­lage of Ba­rana (Noyan­beryan) district, Tavush region of present-day Armenia.

The name of Dostluq-Gu­rum­sulu villa­ge was changed to Barekama­van.

Architec­ture

The dome of the monument was blown away by the Armenians. In 2004, Arme­nians installed a stone in the sha­pe of a cross on the eastern win­dow of the mo­nument and be­gan to claim that this monument belongs to the Armenian Chris­­tian era. However, this cross stone has nothing to do with the interior and the general structure of the monument, and it has no meaning.

Although the pre-Christian monument in Dostlug-Gurumsulu (Barekamavan) villa­ge of Barana (Noyanberyan) district in Tavush region of present-day Armenia has preserved its existence, serious viola­tions have been committed in its original appearance and presentation. During the research of this monument located near the village of Gurumsulu (Barekamavan), we found practically no information. It is believed that the date of construction of the monument belongs to the IV century AD. According to the architectural struc­ture, the monument was built in the style of a 14-cornered, domed tomb. The ka­meez of the monument is decorated with various animal sculptures. Although the relevant bodies of the Armenian govern­ment want to turn the monument into a place of worship, local residents think that the monument has nothing to do with their religion. It is strange that the Arme­nians, who tried to appropriate the monu­ment, indiscriminately used the Turkish toponym in the name of the monument. So, the name of the monument is prono­unced as khach (cross), that is, a monu­ment with a cross.

The Gurumsulu monument is one of the un­surpassedly beautiful and little-studied mo­­numents of ancient Azer­baijan.