Tomb in the village of Karachanta

In the village of Garachanta, Amasya district, Şoreyel district

The village of Karachanta was renamed Azizbeyov on 04.05.1939, and Aregnadem on 19.04.1991.

Architecture

After the forced extermination of the Azerbaijani population in 1987-1991, the dome and more than half of the tomb in the ancient cemetery where it was located were destroyed by Armenians. At present, only a square ruin of about 1 meter remains (a modern photo of the tomb).

The tomb in the village of Karachanta was located in the village cemetery. The width and length of the tomb, located on a high hill on the outskirts of the village, were 3 meters, the height was 2.5–3 meters, and the height of the tomb roof was about 1.5–1.6 meters. The tomb is a Muslim monument built in a square shape. Black river stone and red tuff stones were used in the construction of the tomb. A belt of black river stone was woven every 40 centimeters in the lower, middle, upper and dome parts of the tomb. This feature distinguishes the tomb from other Muslim tombs in the region from an architectural point of view.
The village of Karachanta is located at the foot of a mountain called "Hulley" by the people.
In 1988, the village of Karachanta, 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. A 7-year school was opened in 1938, and it was converted into a secondary school in 1962. In 1886, 348 Azerbaijanis lived there, in 1897 440, in 1908 665, and in 1914 729. In 1922, 547 Azerbaijanis lived in the village, in 1926 - 670, in 1931 - 688, in 1939 - 774, in 1959 - 803, in 1970 - 1442, in 1980 - 1490, in 1987 - 1600. In 1988, during the mass deportation of Azerbaijanis from present-day Armenia, the population left the village. According to some information at the end of 1988, the population of the village was 1750 people.

Since the Armenian rulers did not allow the Azerbaijani population to build mosques, tombs were built for respected and trusted individuals, and these tombs were visited by the deceased's relatives, tribal representatives, and people whose respect they had earned.