Yukhari Giratagh is a village in the Zangezur uezd of the former Yelizavetpol (Ganja) governorate, later in the former Gafan district, and currently in the Syunik province. The provincial centre is located 19 km to the northwest of the town of Gapan, on the left bank of the Giratagh River, one of the left tributaries of the Okhchu River and at a height of 1,700 m above sea level. After the establishment of the Zangezur uezd in Soviet Armenia on 31 August 1921, the settlement was integrated into the administrative area of Armenia. The village was marked on the five-verst map of the Caucasus.

The village was inhabited by 537 Azerbaijanis in 1886, 328 in 1897, 666 in 1904 and 289 Azerbaijanis in 1914. In 1905 for the first time, the Azerbaijanis were attacked, massacred or expelled by Armenian armed units. After the stabilization of the situation, the inhabitants who survived were able to return to their homes. The Azerbaijanis were again attacked and expelled from the village by Armenian armed units in 1918. After the establishment of Soviet Armenia in the territory of the present-day Armenia, the Azerbaijanis were able to return to their village. The village was inhabited by 71 Azerbaijanis in 1922, 223 in 1926, 396 in 1931, 139 in 1939, 310 in 1959, 120 in 1979 and 130 Azerbaijanis in 1986. The Azerbaijanis were ousted from the village by the Armenian state in November 1988.

The toponym was coined by combining the words “kir” meaning “a remote, a barren area, a plain” in Old Turkic and “tagh” (dagh). The word “yukhari” at the beginning of the toponym denotes a distinctive feature.

Since 1991 the village has been named “Verin Giratagh”. According to the law “On the Administrative-Territorial Division of Armenia” dated 7 November 1995, it was integrated into the administrative area of the Syunik province.

Geographic coordinates: latitude 39°14’ N., longitude 46°16’ E.