MATERIAL-CULTURAL SAMPLES OF WESTERN AZERBAIJAN AS A HISTORICAL SOURCE

In the territory of Western Azerbaijan, there are rock paintings, temples, mosques, bridges, etc., among the material and cultural heritage of the Azerbaijani people. Each of these monuments is a historical source that carries traces of the history of Azerbaijan. There is information about the historical monuments and material and cultural samples found here in written sources from various periods - travelers' diaries, reports, political documents, etc. As a result, it is possible to clarify information about the period, character, and main features of historical monuments. Historical monuments of Western Azerbaijan are falsified by Armenians and presented as their own, and most of them were destroyed in order to erase our historical traces. However, the study of these monuments and their comparative analysis with information obtained from various written sources and historical documents once again show that the territory of Western Azerbaijan is the historical land of the Azerbaijani people and Azerbaijanis were forcibly and purposefully deported from their native places. The article provides information about the currently destroyed and destroyed monuments based on sources from various periods. It is emphasized here once again that historical monuments carry a lot of information about the past. Regardless of the reason, the destruction of historical monuments is unacceptable and it is important to protect them as universal values.