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village and a bit far from it. During investigations, glazed and unglazed
ceramic products, remnants of tendir, wind heaps were discovered from the
settlement. According to the archaeological materials the settlement is related
to the 15‑19 centuries. 
Nurgadik cemetery. The archaeological monument about the Middle
Ages, on the right side of the river of the same name, to the N from Dirnis v. It
is situated along the path leading to the village, in the W from settlement of the
same name. Most of graves didn't have overground signs. Graves to the WE
directions were dug in the land. On some of them only remained stone heaps.
Some of the head stones are of simple rock pieces but some others of hewed
stones. They were hewed of a square shape but in the upper part was made
span‑formed. There were square shaped recesses on the headstones and ins‑
criptions were carved in Arabic. On one of the headstones, there was a date
1044 by Hijri. On the basis of the epigraphic evidence the cemetery may be
related to the 15‑19 centuries.
Nüs‑nüs bath house. The historical architectural monument in Nusnus v.
This bathhouse is included to the underground bath‑houses group. The bath‑
house is square‑formed in plan and the sizes are ‑length 22,6 m, width 9,4 m,
total height is 5,6 m. The bath‑house of 213 m2 total capacity has been covered
with two domes including a cloak‑room and a bathing‑room and the subsidiary
rooms joining it. The cloakroom and bathing room are connected with each
other with little porches. Hot water pond has been built near the bathing room.
Before, the water was delivered by means of earthenware tubes from the
mountain to the pond. Water was gathered in the water basin built behind the
pond and from which was given to the bath‑house and the pond. People
bathing in the bath‑house used to take hot water from the pond opened to the
bathing room but cold water from another room arranged near the pond.
Special tubes are pass‑ing under the bathing room and the rooms joining it for
to provide with hot air pass to through. One point of the canal has been joined
with the fireplace but another one to the smoke duct. The bath‑house has got 3
smoke ducts. One over the fire‑place in the south part of the bathing hall, but
the rest two in the north part of the bathing hall, in the western and eastern
walls. Fire place is situated under the pond and has got an entrance carving.
Canals providing hot air pass under a bathing room and the rooms joined it.
One point of the canal has been joined to the fire place but the other to the
smoke duct. The ceiling of the bathhouse halls has been covered with a dome
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the bath‑houses about the Middle Ages is that its walls, dome and panaches
have been built of mountainous stone. Interior of the bath‑house is lighted by
means of a smoke duct arranged on the ceiling of a dome, hi the past, they
used of chaff and wood for to heat the bath‑house. When put the chaff into the
fire place, the smoke duct and mouth of the fire place were covered and the ap‑
peared hot heated both the water in the pond and the bathing room through
the tubes. It is about 14‑15 centuries. 
Pilapan fortress. The archaeological monument to the W direction from
Channab v. The fortress has been surrounded with precipitous cliffs on three
sides. A wall was built on its E direction which naturally had a weak defence.
The height of the walls is between 2‑4 m. Shelters were arranged for a square
shaped living areas along the wall inside the fortress. Their capacity is different
from one another. A passage was placed between some rooms. On the upper
part of the wall there was arranged a special shield for the soldiers to be
defended. During investigation ceramic products only of the Middle Ages
were discovered. For the archaeological materials the fortress is said to be
about 3‑19 centuries.
Tiri cemetery. The archaeological monument on the top of a high hill in
the E from Pazmari v. This area is under use as a summer pasture by people.
Stones and trees in Yaylag are considered holy. The cemetery is near the sacred
place of the same name. Overground features of some graves have been lost.
Among them square shaped stone burials are met. For the information when
people were in the summer pasture a dead person was buried here. There is a
grave in the centre of a cemetery worshiped as a sacred place. An inscription
on the grave stone affirms its being from the 16 century. During investigations
ceramic product pieces belonging to the Middle Ages were discovered.
According to the archaeological evidence the cemetery may be related to the
11‑20 centuries. 
Ustupu bath‑house. The historical‑architectural monument in Ustupu v.
On the left bank of Duylunchay in Hajali by street in the S direc‑tion of the
village. Local stone, mountainous stone and burnt brick were used in the cons‑
truction. Destroyed. Entrance was from the west, cloakroom, bathing rooms
and tulanbar house are remaining. The dome of the bathing‑room was
destroyed. The bathhouse is about 17‑18 centuries.
Ustupu sacred place. A sanctuary on the top of a high hill, to the E from
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porches attached it. Recently, the building had been repaired and restored.
There is a grave in the yard and inside the sacred place. The grave arranged in
the central room inside the sacred place was covered with a black fabric. Lately
a gravestone and head stone of marble were put on the grave. But since none
of the graves had epigraphic document‑inscription, to ascertain its date was
impossible. The sanctuary may be related to the 16‑17 centuries.
Valaver fortress. The archaeological monument in the e. direction of
Valaver v. At present a part of the monument is under a cemetery. According to
the construction remnants, one can say that it was built on a stone foundation
of mortar and air brick. Remnants of defence walls exist in the e. direction of
the monument. Almost all of them were destroyed during road construction.
As a result of weathering in some places, a cultural layer was destroyed and
material‑cultural specimen appeared. Discovered material‑cultural remnants
consist of fire places, ash heaps, mortar pieces and ceramics burnt in pink
colour. According to the archaeological materials the fortress may be related to
the 5‑8 centuries. 
Valaver necropolis. The archaeological monument on the top of a hill in
the E from Valaver v. The necropolis consists of Muslim graves arranged in the
WE direction. Around the graves, the stones were laid in a square form and
over some graves appeared stone heaps. There are ram stones over some
graves. Most of the head stones consist of the hewed rock pieces. But there are
the hewed head stones too. They are square formed and on the upper part
span formed. In some headstones there are inscriptions written in Arabic. Nec‑
ropolis is related to the 14‑18 centuries.
Yukhari Aylis necropolis. The archaeological monument on the slope of a
mountain in the NE from Yukhari Aylis v. As land cover of graves was
weathered to contain the graves was only for the headstones. Most of the he‑
adstones are of unhewed rock pieces. Some graves stones were lied in a square
form. A many of head stones were broken as a result of weathering but some
others fell down. Some of head stones were prepared from hewed rock pieces.
They are square and upper part arched. On two headstones there was an ins‑
cription written in Arabic alphabet but in another there was a rose description.
On the west end of cemetery there is a seyid (saint) grave visited by local
people. Among people this cemetery is called as Khishkeshin. Necropolis may
be related to the 14‑17 centuries.

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