Dahrav () or Gayabashy () is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989. It was controlled by the separatist Republic of Artsakh until the end of September 2023.
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 (), a 12th/13th-century chapel, a cemetery from between the 16th and 19th centuries, the 17th/18th-century shrine of Yeghtsahogh (), an 18th/19th-century shrine, a 19th-century spring monument, the spring monument of Raffi () from 1800, and the 19th-century St. John's Church ().
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.