Dahrav

Dahrav (Դահրավ) or Gayabashy (Qayabaşı) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population before 2023, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989. It was controlled by the separatist Republic of Artsakh until 1 January 2024.

History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include mural khachkars from 1081 and 1276, the 12th/13th-century church of Sren Nahatak (Սռեն նահատակ), a 12th/13th-century chapel, a cemetery from between the 16th and 19th centuries, the 17th/18th-century shrine of Yeghtsahogh (Եղցահող), an 18th/19th-century shrine, a 19th-century spring monument, the spring monument of Raffi (Րաֆֆի) from 1800, and the 19th-century St. John's Church (Սուրբ Հովհաննես եկեղեցի).

Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a school, and a medical centre.

Demographics
The village had 216 inhabitants in 2005, and 179 inhabitants in 2015.