ABDAL-BASED MICROTOPONYMS OF THE KARABAKH REGION AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION AREAS

Abstract

Toponyms represent the past, past, present, ethnic composition, customs, etc. of our people. is the carrier of detailed information about Place names indicate address. Therefore, determining their distribution areas and investigating their nationality is one of the most urgent issues in the era of "vandalism - genocide against historical names" by Armenians. Collecting, recording and systematizing Abdal-based microtoponyms will help to identify the areas where the tribes, generations, and peoples that are closely involved in the ethnogenesis of our nation are distributed. The distribution areas of the microtoponyms recorded in the Karabakh region in our republic, Turkey, Western Azerbaijan and Georgia are defined in the article. As is known, the Abdals are from the ancient Turkic tribes. Many place names were created with the name of these tribes. Areal place-names are names or topoformats that are identical in different areas. The emergence of area may be due to different reasons. The origin of the regional names of el-oba, formed from ethnonyms, occurs as a result of war or migration of people from their places of residence for various reasons. At this time, the population gives their name to the newly settled area. Information is provided about the historical development path of the word Abdal, processed in different phonetic variants. These tribes played an important role in the ethnogenesis of the Azerbaijani people. The word has been used in different meanings throughout the ages. Abdal-based el-oba names are sufficiently registered in the territory of our republic. Thus, the Abdal onim was used in ethnonyms, toponyms, oronyms, and hydronyms to form place names. It is one of the ancient paleotoponyms of Azerbaijan.