Cəhri

Cəhri (Armenian: Ճահուկ, also, Jahri, Dzhagry, and Dzhakhri) is one of the largest village and municipality in the Babek Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 23 km in the north from the district center, on the bank of the Jahrichay River, on the foothill area. Its population is busy with grain growing, vegetable-growing and animal husbandry. There are two secondary schools, two kindergartens, five libraries, three mosques, children's music school, club and a hospital in the village. It has a population of 8,454. The settlement of the İşıqlar of the Middle Ages has been recorded in north-east of the village of Jahri.[1]

"Dzhagry" redirects here. For the river, see Dzhagry River.
Cəhri
Municipality
Cəhri
Coordinates: 39°20′51″N 45°24′50″E
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous republicNakhchivan
RayonBabek
Population
 (2005)
 • Total8,454
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

History

The existed life from the early centuries, in the settlements where located in the territory of the village and so far the remained the ruins of the settlements of the Ishyqlar, Kandtapa, Uzuntapa, Goshatapa, Garajalar, Ayriarch, shows the ancient history of the village of the Jahri. During the reign of the Arshakuni dynasty, Jahuk was the central settlement of the 14th province of Syunik province of Greater Armenia.[2] Later, Jahuk came under the rule of Orbelian Princes. After the Orbelians, it passed to the Proshyan princes.[3]

Demographics

According to the "Code of Statistical Data on the Population of the Transcaucasian Territory" for 1893, the village counted 1101 Armenians and 2018 Tatars.[4]

Historical and archaeological monuments

İşıqlar

İşıqlar - the medieval settlement in the north-east of the Jahri village of Babek rayon. It is located in a favorable position in natural aspect. Its area is 46000 m2. Thickness of the cultural layer formed in result of the natural erosion is 3–5 meters. A large part of the place of residence (approximately 16,000 m2) is covered with piles of ashes; inside it are found the fragments of clay pots that seem it is associated with the activity of pottery. The founded materials is divided into two period; the fragments of the burned clay pot in the gray, black, pink colored belongs to the early Middle Ages, and mainly, the burned potteries in the pink colored decorated with geometric and floral ornaments to the advanced stage of the Middle Ages. Necropolis of the Muslim graves of the settlement has been in the south, on a small hill. Most of the graves are destroyed. In the center of the area, there is a spring called "Khartakli spring". The traces of ancient irrigation system which were used till recently, still remained.[1]

Kəndtəpə

Kəndtəpə - the medieval settlement in the west from the Jahri village of Babek rayon. Its area is more than 10 hectares. The rest of the archaeological monument lays towards to the north-west in the form of a hill. There was water line built with clay pipes in the area. There is the soil mound (ancient artificial hill) in the north from the settlement. Significant archaeological material, especially the rich ceramic products were collected from the area.[1]

Armenian churches

There were 3 churches in the village.[5] St. Shoghakat Monastery of Jahuk was built in 1325-1330.[6] It was located in the central district of the village. It was completely destroyed in 1982. St. Hovhannes Church have frescoes dating back to the XVIII-XIX centuries. The church was renovated in the Middle ages. Currently, the condition of the church is unknown.[7] Surb Astvatsatsin Church was built in the 13th century. As of the 1990s, it has been demolished.[8]

Notable Natives

References
  1. ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. volume I. Baku: ANAS. p. 107. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
  2. Ստ. Օրբելյան, Սյունիքի պատմությունը, ներածությունը և ծանոթագրությունները Ա.Ա. Աբրահամյանի, Եր., 1986, էջ 280
  3. Ստ. Օրբելյան, Սյունիքի պատմությունը, ներածությունը և ծանոթագրությունները Ա.Ա. Աբրահամյանի, Եր., 1986, էջ 317
  4. Свод статистических данных о населении Закавказскаго края, извлеченных из посемейных списков 1886 г. / издан по распоряжению Главноначальствующаго гражданскою частию на Кавказе Закавказским статистическим комитетом. — Тифлис: Тип. И. Мартиросиянца, 1893. — С. 186. — 899 с.
  5. Nakhijevan Atlas, by Samvel Karapetian, Research on Armenian Architecture, 2012 - ISBN 978-9939-843-01-8
  6. Արգամ Այվազյան, ՆԱԽԻՋԵՎԱՆԻ ԻՍՍՀ ՀԱՅԿԱԿԱՆ ՀՈՒՇԱՐՁԱՆՆԵՐԸ
  7. «Ճահուկի մասին տեղեկություններ, էջ 121-122 (Այվազյան, Արգամ, «Նախիջևանի կոթողային հուշարձաններն ու պատկերաքանդակներն», Երևան, 1987 թվական)»
  8. Սամվել Կարապետյան, Նախիջևան քարտեզագիրք, Երևան, 2012, էջ 25
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