Places of Memory of Western Azerbaijan: The History of the Village of Molla-Eyubli

As part of the "Memorial Sites of Western Azerbaijan" project, a study has been prepared on the history of the Azerbaijani village of Molla-Eyubli (now Dzoramut) on the territory of modern Armenia, which was emptied as a result of the expulsion of Azerbaijanis in the late 1980s.

As reported by BAKU.WS with reference to Report, an article on this topic was published in the Perished Civilization edition.

In sources from the tsarist period of the late 19th century, the village is mentioned under the name Molla-Eyubli, while in Soviet sources it appears as Evlu. In April 1991, as part of the policy of Armenianization and the destruction of Azerbaijani heritage in Armenia, the village was renamed Dzoramut.

Since 1995, the village has been part of the Lori Province of the Republic of Armenia.

During the period of tsarist Russia, the village was part of the Borchali district of the Tiflis Governorate.

According to statistical data from the tsarist period, which are also referenced by Armenian sources, at various times before 1914, the village was inhabited exclusively or predominantly by the ancestors of Azerbaijanis.

In 1886, the population of the village was 58 people, in 1914 it was 127, and in 1959 it was 577, predominantly Azerbaijanis.

It should be noted that in 2021-2024, as part of the preparation of the book "Perished Civilization," extensive fieldwork was conducted on the territory of Armenia, including in remote mountainous areas, to identify and document Azerbaijani heritage. During this work, an Azerbaijani cemetery with dozens of gravestones was discovered in the village, some of which have been preserved. Several of them bear inscriptions in Arabic dating back to the 19th century.

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