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horses where the pipes were supposed to be and the horses, hearing the water sound, would start digging the soil. Left without water, the
Armenians would give in. Therefore, they say, that in the sign of victory, the Turks built the Baba-Hajji holy place. The traces of the water pipe are still visible.
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The
Azerbaijani population of the Meghri region of the Armenian SSR that made up 15.3% of the overall population per the 1989 soviet census and maintained this shrine have been largely forced out following the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Any remaining Azerbaijanis have changed their names and do not
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According to another legend, the
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The exact history and nationality of this monument is unknown. The only comprehensive study of the monument by researcher and journalist Gohar
Isakhanyan acknowledges the complications in researching it: “To this day’ she concludes ‘the inhabitants of Shvanidzor do not know whether Baba-Hadji is of
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The mausoleum sits on the crest of a hill, encircled by the arm of an oak tree. It is conical with a diameter of roughly six metres and a height in the inner chamber of just under four. It is made of stone and contains a small square enclosure within covered in black cloth, surrounding two standing
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to lead prayers. Additionally, an
Azerbaijani lived permanently near the shrine and collected donations for its upkeep. Food and water were offered to visitors, as was tea from ‘good quality samovars.’ Both Armenians and Azerbaijanis climbed up to Baba-Hadji to pay their respects and do matakh
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were in constant conflict with each other until two elders from both villages, “Baba” and “Hadji”, resolved the conflict by becoming blood brothers and built a shrine in between the villages as a representation of the future peace between the villages.
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