Rəhimli, Goranboy Explained

Rahimli
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:Rayon
Subdivision Name1:Goranboy
Established Date:18th century
Population Total:1000+
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Timezone Dst:AZT
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:40.5869°N 46.7469°W
Area Code:22 (car)
Official Name:Rahimli Village

Rahimli (also in azerbaijani language :, "Rəhimli" and "Rəhimli kəndi") is ancient Turkish village and municipality in the Goranboy District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,109 (2009).

History

Rahimli village is one of the oldest settlements in Azerbaijan. At present, the village still has various monuments from the 18th century.

Historical monuments

Mirza Adigozal bey family Mausoleums (Azerbaijani: Mirzə Adıgözəl bəy ailəsinin türbələri) are historical and architectural monuments located in Rahimli village of Goranboy District, Azerbaijan

A total of six mausoleums have reached our time in the Rahimli village cemetery. Four large mausoleums were built of baked bricks and two small mausoleums were made of river stone. On the façade of the tombs, from the inscriptions on gypsum board mounted on the western wall, it is known that in one of them the Azerbaijani historian Mirza Adigozal bey was buried, and in the others his family members were buried. The date of the Mirza adigozal bey's death is indicated on the tomb as 1847/1848, and the name of the calligrapher who wrote the inscription is written as Mirza Mehdi Ganjavi.