Sultan’s cave in Daylakli village–II

Pashali (Azizbeyov), located in Sharur Daralayaz uezd of Iravan Governorate in the village of Daylakhli in the territory of distric

Pashali district has been called Azizbeyov since 10.12.1956, Vayk since 19.04.1991, and Daylakhli village since 05.25.1978 - Arin.

Archaeological monument

Nowadays, the traces of Azerbaijanis in the cave are erased and presented as an "Armenian monument".

The cave where Azerbaijanis took shelter to protect themselves from Armenian attacks was a place where more than 100 people could live for a long time. The entrance part of the cave is 3-3.5 meters wide and 2.5-3 meters high. The cave, which contains a water well, a storehouse for storing food, and a woodshed, was a place where the villagers took refuge and retreated during attacks and robberies, and played an important role in the protection of shepherds and their animals during natural disasters. 87 Azerbaijanis lived in the village in 1873, 184 in 1886, 60 in 1897, 218 in 1904, 240 in 1914, and 209 in 1916. In 1918, the village was attacked by Armenians, its inhabitants were deported and Armenians were settled in the village. Only in 1926, 6 Azerbaijanis lived here, and they were forced out of the village in 1928-29.

The toponym is derived from the name of the Daylakhli tribe. In our opinion, the ancient ethnonym “dey” is based on the ethnonym "daylakhlı". Dey>day tribe is also considered a branch of Scythians.  It is an ethnotoponym. It is a simple toponym in structure and indicates that the area is a Turkish homeland.