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Susuz caravanserai

Monument date
XVIII-XIX c.
Placement
Previous toponym

Iravan until 1828, Erevan from 1828 to 1936.

Placement
Current toponym

Yerevan since 1936.

Classification

Architec­ture

Current situation

The historical va­lue and im­por­tance of the Susuz cara­van­serai, which has a large area and a large number of commercial and domestic facilities around it, was destro­yed by the Ar­menians, and new buildings we­re built in its place, just be­cause it had Azer­baijani monuments.

 

Information

The Susuz caravanserai was located in the famous Demirbulag neighborhood, the most densely populated in Iravan. The caravanserai, which consisted of 74 shops, was always visited. The Susuz ca­ra­vanserai is referred to in some sources as the "Susuz gamchi (whip)" caravan­serai.

Only Azerbaija­nis lived in the Demirbulag neighborhood where the cara­van­serai is loca­ted. The neigh­bor­­hood of De­mirbulag, which consisted of 322 houses, and the surrounding of the caravanserai located there, was one of the busiest areas of the city.