Mishni

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Mishni - a village in the administrative-territorial district of Mishni village of Lachin district of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Mishni village was separated from Alkhasli village council on 27.12.1989 and Mishni village council was established with Mishni village as its center. Since January 1992, Mishni village has been called a representative office in the administrative district. The territory of Mishni village is a mountainous area with a total area of 2236.6 hectares, of which 769.5 hectares are of agricultural importance and 1331.8 hectares are forest lands.
It was occupied by the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia in 1992 and will be liberated on 01.12.2020.
The history of the settlement of Mishni village dates back to the time of Zangazur people. In time, the name of the village was Govurgala. "Mushkur" Turkish tribes lived here. His main occupations were animal husbandry, agriculture and beekeeping. Owners of property and authority lived in the castle itself. Around the castle lived their families - people who looked after their farms - servants, deputies. In the event of any aggression or danger, everyone would enter the fort and set fire to the fort to warn others to help. During the reign of the Albanian state, this village lived and kept its name. The word "govur" in the name is formed from the word "grave / grave" and means "fire-worshiping" fortress. Later, for some reason, the fortress was called Mishnigala, and the village built near it was called Mishniga.