http://doi.org/10.58225/sw.si.2022.1.69-74
TIGRANAKERT, OR AGUEN?
Aliyev Taleh-doctor of philosophy in History, ass.professor, Institute of Archaeology, Ethnography, and Anthropology of ANAS Scientific Center of Albanian Studies, taleh.ali@mail.ru
Abstract. The study of the cities and urban culture of Caucasian Albania, the study of Albanian studies, history and archaeology, as well as monuments is very relevant both in terms of archaeology and architecture. From this point of view, the study of ancient and early medieval settlements, and urban and rural archaeological monuments located in the territory of Karabakh have special importance. The monuments of the Albanian period in Karabakh and East Zangazur, the historical lands of Azerbaijan liberated from occupation, are distinguished by their richness. One of them is the Shahbulag settlement located in the Aghdam region. The archaeological monument, one of the unique urban sites of Caucasian Albania, covers an area of about 50 hectares. The geographical location of the settlement and archaeological materials, landscape and topographic structure, and the combination of the area indicated in the written sources with the settlement of Shahbulag give grounds to suggest that it was the city of Aguen in Albania.
Keywords: Caucasian Albania, Vachagan, Aguen, Aghdam, archaeology