ANOTHER HISTORICAL MONUMENT DISCOVERED IN NAKHCHIVAN
Workers of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences and its branch in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic have discovered an old monument in Gilanchay valley of Ordubad city. The monument found in Sum Batan area, dates back to the first millennium B.C. and includes pieces of ancient constructions, which seem to comprise the ancient chapel. The archaeologists have found a place with stone idol and 3-meters-wide walls, which might be considered a place of religious ceremonies and devotion. Archaeological find still remain to testify Gilanchay valley as a place of ancient civilizations.
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