Water mills in Boyuk Mazra village

In the village of Boyuk Mazra (Guluaghali 1650) in Basarkechar district of Goycha mahal

Basarkechar district since 02.06.1969 – Vardenis, village of Boyuk Mazra since 19.04.1991 – Medz Masrik

Architecture

Mills in the village of Boyuk Mazra operated until 1945-1946.

The village had three water-powered flour mills. Two of them belong to the Akhundl tribe, and one belongs to the Karimli tribe. The mills met the needs of the people of the village and surrounding villages for flour and animal feed. The mills operated until 1945-1946. During the deportation in 1905-1907, about 200-250 people from 100 houses of the village, and during the deportation in 1918-1920, every last person became refugees from their homeland. Most of the population returned to their native lands in the spring of 1921, the village had 150-200 houses and a population of about 950-1000 people. During the deportation in 1948-1953, the village had 300-350 houses and a population of about 1500-2000 people. During the deportation in 1987-1991, the village had 500 houses and more than 2500-3000 people. In the census conducted after the last deportation, which took place in 1987-1991, no Azerbaijanis were recorded in the village.

The first name of the village "Guluaghali" is related to the founder of the village, Gulu agha. The second name of the village "Boyuk Mazra" has two meanings: 

1."Orderliness" in Arabic ; 

2."Abundance and abundance" in Persian. The area of the village was named Boyuk Mazra due to the large plains. Mills were important in meeting the population's need for flour and animal feed.