Böyük Qaramurad Explained

Böyük Qaramurad
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:Rayon
Subdivision Name1:Gadabay
Population Total:2684
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:40.5808°N 45.6636°W

Böyük Qaramurad (also, Bëyuk-Karamurad) is a village and municipality in the Gadabay Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 2,684. The municipality consists of the villages of Böyük Qaramurad, Ataxal, Qurudərə, and Toplar.[1]

History

According to local folk tales, Qaramurad was a Turkic prince who ruled the region.

During Shah Abbas I, some Christian families were forced to move to Iran. Some of them refused this migration and sought asylum in regions under Georgian princes. In total four Christian temples were built, only one of them, Böyük Qaramurad Monastery is in good conditions today.

After the Turkmenchay Treaty some Armenian families settled in the region.

According to local records, at the end of XIX and the beginning of the XX all population was Azerbaijani.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi . https://web.archive.org/web/20080924083213/http://www.belediyye.org/index.php?con=qanun&bkod=3637 . September 24, 2008 . Azerbaijani.