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grave stones. Bilav cemetery is about 14‑18 centuries.
Alahi bridge. The historical architectural monument over the Alahi r., to
the W, in the upper part of Alahi v. Two spanned, joined span. Western span is
big but Eastern span small. Constructed of grey mountain stone, hewed
unevenly. Sizes: length 30 m, width 3 m, height 6,5 m. The west base of the
bridge is built on the rock. Village people still use it. Belongs to the 18‑19 cent.
Babek fortress. The archaeological monument about the 2‑14 cent, on the
right bank of the Gilanchay river, near Bilav village. For legend, people’s hero
Babek had sheltered here and it was named after him. Not far from it there is a
bridge of two spans about the Middle Ages. Babek fortress situating on the
way to Alinjagala was built in the high top having a strategic importance. The
fortress having very specific architectural characters was built of hewed stones.
Inside of 17 (s.‑e.) there are the rem‑nants of building of round and square
shape. The buildings built of different sizes of rock pieces were built close to
one another. The height of the walls undestroyed is 0,8‑1 m, thickness 05‑08 m.
Inside the rooms close to the wall there are fire installations. Around the
settlement area grain grind stones, obsidian plates about 2nd millennium B.C.,
ceramics of grey, red, chestnut colour, few glazed plates pieces about the
Middle Ages were found. For its natural strategic position, architectural and
construction characters, for its archaeological materials makes close analogy
with Galajig, Giz Galasi, Boyukgala, Kichikgala, Gilanchay of Sharur r. The
fortress had a great strategic importance on the Southern Azerbaijan‑Khudafa‑
rin‑Gilan‑Nahchivan‑Sunik‑Garabagh caravan way.
Damirchilar necropolis. The archaeological monument on the hill to the
E of Tivi v. The remainders of the square formed buildings built of stone foun‑
dation are still remaining in the area of the settlement. The settlement has been
surrounded by deep valleys on either side. The area is 4 ha. During investigations
construction remnants, ceramic products, pieces of the labour tools, obsidian
fragments, the remnants of the iron things were discovered. The cultural layer
consisting of land deposits mixed with ash is rich with the pink colour clay
pieces, remnants of air bricks. Due to the construction remnants, one can say
that the buildings were built of airbricks and used lime and mud as enforcing
material solution. Mainly the ceramic products consist of clay tableware, pieces
burnt in pink colour. According to the archaeological materials the monument
may be related to the 3‑10 centuries.
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the lower part of Tivi‑Aghdara country way. The necropolis has been separated
from the settlement by means of a deep valley. As the necropolis is situated on
the slope of the mountain the land cover and side stones of the graves
underwent natural weathering and destroyed. The graves are of stone box
shaped. Though some of them don't have their grave tombs but the big raft
stones thrown away give an opportunity to say that the graves had been
covered with these type of stones. During investigations four grave monuments
in the necropolis have been learned and human skeleton remnants and rich
material‑cultural samples were dis‑covered. The funerals are in collective
form. The discovered archaeological materials consist of ceramic products and
decorative things. The material‑cultural samples give an opportunity to see
the transition from the Bronze Age to the Stone Age. Therefore bimetallic
fibula and a bracelet with the precious beads prepared of iron, bronze coated
rings with the beads passed through attract one's attention. The glass beads
being among the grave equipment are also innovation for this period. Because
glass beads have never been discovered in the Late Bronze and the Early Iron
Ages Nahchivan monuments during these periods. The material‑cultural
samples discovered from Damyalar necropolis are of great importance in
learning the economic‑cultural relations of the old tribes living in Nahchivan
with the tribes inhabited in the n. and s. of Azerbaijan and with the Near East
countries. The monuments newly discovered and their being around Gamigaya
give an opportunity to say that these tribes had certain roles in petrogriphs ap‑
pearance. Basing on the comparative investigations we can relate the newly
discovered material‑cultural samples to the 1‑ millennium B.C.
Darkand. The medieval settlement. The remainders are in the area of the
same village. Only the remainders of the Middle Ages buildings exist. The bu‑
ildings were built of air bricks and their roofs were arched. Also burnt bricks
and stones were used in the construction of buildings. At present, as a result of
cultural layer destroy, the ceramic products of pink colour spread around in
the mid of the village. Some of them are glazed. The tomb and cemeteries
around the village about the Middle Ages remain up today. The archaeological
materials discovered from the settlement are about 11‑18 centuries.
Dalma necropolis. The archaeological monument on the hill 8‑10 m in
height and to its W slope, on the right side of Yayji aryk, near Sabirkand v. Ac‑
cording to the administrative division the area where the necropolis is situated
is in the territory Yayji v., Julfa r. The Yayji aryk taking the water from
Gilanchay crosses beneath under the tunnel built here. The name Dalma

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