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Ziya Baba pilgrimage

Monument date
XVIII-XIX c.
Placement
Previous toponym

It is located in Siznak village, Gafan district, Zan­gazur uezd, Ganja gover­no­rate.

Placement
Current toponym

Ganja was chan­ged to Ye­li­zavetpol, and Gafan district to Kapan.

Classification

Archi­tecture

Current situation

Ziya Baba's shri­ne was de­liberately de­mo­lished by the Armenians when most of the cemetery was built, and then the field area was ex­pan­ded.

Information

At the bottom of the road, at the foot of the daghdaghan tree, there was the grave of grandfather Ziya from Aghkend. The grave was regarded as a pilgrimage of Ziya Baba by the people living in the village and surrounding area. People who believed in this place would visit here, make intentions, make vows, and make sacrifices.