Ghaibalishen, Nagorno-Karabakh Explained

Official Name:	Ghaibalishen / Qaybali
Native Name:	Ղայբալիշեն / Qaybalı
Pushpin Map:	Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:	300
Subdivision Type2:	Country
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name3:	Shusha
Utc Offset:	+4
Coordinates:	39.7764°N 46.7278°W

Ghaibalishen (Armenian: Ղայբալիշեն) or Qaybali (Azerbaijani: Qaybalı; Armenian: Ղայբալու|Ghaybalu) is a village that is part of the Shusha District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2024, the village was controlled by the Republic of Artsakh.

Toponymy

The village is also known as Khaibalikend (Russian: Кайбаликенд).

History

According to the 1897 census, 381 Armenians and 133 Azerbaijanis lived in the village.^[1]

In June 1919, 600-700 Armenian inhabitants of Ghaibalishen and the neighboring villages of Jamilli, Karkijahan and Pahlul were massacred by armed Kurdish irregulars and Azerbaijani soldiers. Ghaibalishen was looted and burnt.^[2]

The village had an Azerbaijani-majority population prior to the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.^[3]

Notes and References

Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской империи 1897 г. "Населенные места Российской империи в 500 и более жителей с указанием всего наличного в них населения и числа жителей преобладающих вероисповеданий, по данным первой всеобщей переписи населения 1897 г.", Санкт-Петербург, 1905, page. 30
Vratsian, Simon. Հայաստանի Հանրապետութիւն (The Republic of Armenia). Paris: H.H.D. Amerikayi Publishing, 1928, pp. 286-87.
Web site: Карта 33. Зона конфликта в Нагорном Карабахе (1988–1994...) . . iriston.com .