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According to the assessment of experts on records in the ar-
chive, Armenians killed 8027 people in 53 villages of Shamakhi, of 
whom 4190 constituted male and 2560 female and 1277 children. 
According to our assessment, the total material damage caused to 
these villages was 339.5 millionmanat of the time. Another source 
indicates that Armenians killed 7 thousand civilians in 72 villages 
of Shamakhi district, of whom 1653 were female and 965 children.  
(31)  
During this period, there were 120 villages of Shamakhidistrict, 
86 of which were exposed to the Armenian aggression. Evidently, 
due to the cease of function, the Commission was not able to col-
lect information on massacres in the remaining 33 villages. Vil-
lages, on Shamakhi district, exposed to massacre at the time are 
currently located in the areas of Shamakhi, Gobustan, Kurdemir, 
Agsu and Ismayilli regions. 
The 86 villages where Armenians committ ed crimes in Sha-
makhidistrictin 1918 are as follows: 
Gabristandistrict (Gobustan) (19 villages) - Merezeli, Shikhlar, 
Chukhanlı, Sundi, Merzendiye, Nabur, Tek-Haji Mammed Hus-
sein, Yekekhana Talib, Gurbanchı, Arabshahverdi, Arabshalbash, 
Jem-Jemli, Sıkhzerli, Garajuzlu, Tesi, Tekle-Mirzebaba, Bekle, 
Chayirli, Arabgadim.
Madrasa district (41 villages) -Guyzi, Chayli, Mirikend, Mu-
ganli, Mırtı, Talysh-Malik-Umud, Sheredil, Garavelli-Vahidbey, 
Meljek, Khınıslı, Agabeyli, Avtahi, Bidjo, Alpout, Osmanbeyli, 
Lengebiz, Geshed, Kechidinmez, Charhan, Nuydu, Boyat, Adnalı, 
Kurdemij 
, Gonagkend, Hemyeli, Jabanı, Chayli Bakhishbey, 
Avakhıl, Upper Chagan, Dedegunesh, Lower Chagan, Engekharan, 
Gegeli, Javanshir, Akhsu, Sheymezid, Goruz-Chaparlı, Bortor-
Navahı, Bagırlı, Ovchulu, Goyler. 
Goshundistrict (26 villages) -Nugedi, Nuran, Zeyla, Pur-Ga-

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rachukha, Surakhani, Kichatan, Koleybugut, Shabian, Machagi, 
Taglabiyan, Keleraraj, Koyurdivan, Pir Abdul-Gasim, Bizlyan, 
Mudji, Gachiman, Dilman, Kelva (Nevla), Hatman, Hosa-dara, 
Sulut, Tirjan, Talysh-Nuri, Hon-kend, Sardagar, Zargava. (32)  
Part of the villages, where Armenians committ ed massacre in 
1918, falls in Ismayilli region. 
The following information posted in www.ismayilli.aztelekom.
org proves it: 
Records on Ismayilli region
Victims of 1918 massacre
Name of the villages
Total
Male
Female
Children
1
Tirjan
360
300
40
20
2
Muju
225
150
50
25
3
Bizlan
100
50
30
20
4
Gichatan
71
30
20
21
5
Sulut
43
38
1
4
6
Zeyve
82
30
20
32
7
Taglabyan
36
7
22
7
8
Kurduvan
22
10
5
7
9
Zarnava
49
40
4
5
10
Khankendi
20
12
8
0
11
Serdahar
28
26
1
1
12
Machakhı
8
-
-
-
13
Kurtmashı
68
-
-
-
14
Diyallı
36
-
-
-
15
Talıstan
24
-
-
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Since the 1990s, local researchers of Shamakhi region made great 
endeavor to specify the number of people who were killed in the 
March-April 1918 massacre. As the result of their research (memo-

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rial and information gathered from close to hundred witnesses) it 
was determined that roughly 14-16 thousand in Shamakhi, while 
6-8 thousand people were killed in 40 villages (today the villages 
in the territory of Shamakhi and Gobustan regions) by the Arme-
nian criminals with the leadership of S.Shaumyan, S. Lalayan, Z. 
Arestisyan, T.Amirov and A.Amiryan brothers and participation 
of local supporters. More than 18 thousand people were displaced 
from Shamakhi city andfrom its villages. Sources indicate that 58 
villages were destroyed and burnt. Some names of the villages, 
where the tragedy broke out, do not appear in the list. Once we 
include the same villages to the list, it becomes clear that roughly 
90 villages of Shamakhi district and more than 40 villages of Sha-
makhi region were subject to the tragedy. (33)  
As an example of what kind of atrocities Armenians committ ed 
not only in Shamakhi city, but also in the rural areaswe can pres-
ent Angakharan village.
Armenians had sudden att ack to Angakharan in the morning 
of March 18. They surrounded the village, destroyed and burnt 
it, and took the remaining part as hostages. The children of those 
who were in captivity were taken to the Azerbaij ani village of Mal-
ham and were kept there. 88 males were taken to Chukhuryurd 
village.
 
They shot dead some of them prior to arrival to the village. 
They sent the rest of the hostages to the Armenian headquarters 
in Madrasa village. On the way, two of them were killed as well. 
Only 74 Azerbaij anis reached the village safe and sound. When 
the armed forces, coming from Ganja, arrived in Shamakhi, and 
when the people in Angekharan came to Madrasa village to get 
know about their relatives, they witnessed that the hostages had 
been killed with great atrocities. Ears, noses, hands and legs of 
corpses were cut off , there were many traces of burning fi re on 
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chests even when they were still alive. In addition, many of those 
who managed to escape from dilapidated villages were ultimately 
perished as the result of hunger, coldness and disease.
The list made up on the basis of testimonies of witnesses relat-
ed to atrocities committ ed by Armenians name 237 civilians. (34)  
Once the Shamakhi resident Movsumbey Sadigbeyov was ques-
tioned by the Emergency Investigation Commission of the Gov-
ernment of Azerbaij an, he mentioned that when he was still in 
Kurdamir he had heard that since the beginning of January Arme-
nians had brought a two-cart full ammunition to Madrasa village. 
The testimony of another Shamakhi resident Mahiyyeddin 
Efendi was as the follows: “when the Armenians shelled the city 
with machine guns people went out. A few hours later, Arme-
nians att acked houses, burnt them and shot people dead. This 
slaughter was led by Gavril, Garaoglanov, Gulbendov, head of the 
postal-telegraph department, Garamanov, barber Samvel, barber 
Ovanes, Stepan Lalayev, Madrasali Sidrakand by many others. 
Azerbaij anis  who  fl ed from Shamakhi took refuge in Kurdamir 
and Ganja and addressed relevant institutions in order to save 
those who were in Armenian captivity. On March 28, Ismail Khan 
Ziyadkhanov entered Shamakhi in a small group. Armenians, be-
ing afraid of clashes, retreated to Gozluchay village and began to 
take forces.
Ismail Khan waited two days and required the surrender of 
Armenians who were gathered in the village of Gozluchay. Aft er 
that, the balance of forces swapped and therefore Ismail Khan had 
to withdraw Shamakhiat the same day. Aft er six days, the Arme-
nians began to continue their atrocities in Shamakhi again.
S. Afandiyev, who was the witness of the event, notes that it 
was impossible to move aroundas the corpses were laying every-
where. I saw the corpses of Muslims who were killed with enor-

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