- Monument date
- 3rd–2nd millennia BC
- PlacementPrevious toponym
In the village of Garachanta (Garachantey) in the Amasya region of the Şorayel district
- PlacementCurrent toponym
The village of Karachanta in the Shorayel district was renamed Azizbeyov on May 4, 1939, and Aregnadem on April 19, 1991.
- Classification
Archaeological monument
- Current situation
Various artifacts unearthed during archaeological excavations in the Karachanta region were appropriated by Armenians and are displayed as "ancient exhibits belonging to the Armenians" in the museum in Yerevan.
- Information
Settlement in the Karachanta area dates back to the 3rd–2nd millennium BC. Archaeological excavations conducted during the Soviet period are one of the facts proving the antiquity of the history of settlement in the area with a more favorable geographical location and climatic conditions. During archaeological excavations conducted in the 1970s–1980s in a place called Goybulag in the Karachanta village area, empty jugs, pots, jugs, earthenware, household items, small hooks and various objects were unearthed. The vessels excavated were of various shapes, structures, colors and patterns. The objects show the level of development of pottery art and culture in the area.
Marked on the 5-verst map of the Caucasus. The Arpachay (Western Arpachay) River passes 1.5 km south of the village, which is located at the foot of the mountain that the people call "Hulley".
It is possible to see Mount Elayaz from the village. Located on the border with Kars, the winters of Garachanta are quite cold and the summers are mild. "Duzdağ", "Qapılızağa", "Ömerdaresi", "Arpachayı", "Hülleydağ", "Ortatepe", "Üçgözäller", "Mammadaga", "Dashdera", "Göybulag" are the names of the mountains, valleys, and springs.
In 1988, the village of Garachanta, which consisted of 600 houses, 314 families, and 1,750 people, had a secondary school type and 500 students. In the village where religious and spiritual lessons were held, secular lessons were founded in 1927. In 1938, a 7-year school was opened, and since 1962 it has been transformed into a secondary school.
In 1886, 348, in 1897, 440, in 1908, 665, in 1914, 729 Azerbaijanis lived in the village. In 1922, 547, in 1926, 670, in 1931, 688, in 1939, 774, in 1959, 803, in 1970, 1442, in 1980, 1490, in 1987, 1600 people lived exclusively Azerbaijanis.
The population left the village during the mass deportation of Azerbaijanis from Armenia in 1988. According to some information at the end of 1988, the village's population was 1,750 people.The fact that the objects found during archaeological excavations near Goybulag are similar to the objects later used in the daily lives of Turkic tribes and Azerbaijanis is evidence that the ancient inhabitants of this place were the ancestors of Azerbaijanis. The objects confirm that the homeland was the ancient Oghuz homeland.
