Bunud

Bunud or Bunut Garatorpag was a village in the territory of the Iravan uezd of the former Iravan governorate, later in the former Vedi (Ararat) district, and present-day Ararat province. It was located at an 85-verst distance from the city of Iravan, in the valley of Jighin, near the Jighinsu River and at the foot of Topdagh Mountain.

The village was inhabited by 178 Azerbaijanis in 1873, 173 in 1886, 161 in 1897, 397 in 1904, 437 in 1914 and 215 Azerbaijanis in 1916. The Azerbaijanis were attacked, massacred or ousted from the village by Armenian armed formations in 1919. After the establishment of Soviet power in present- day Armenia, the Azerbaijanis managed to return to their village in 1923–1925. The village was inhabited by 35 Azerbaijanis in 1926. After the displacement of the Azerbaijanis, the village was abolished in the 1930s. At present, the village is in ruins.

The toponym was coined by adding the suffix “-ud” to the word “bun” meaning “a dynasty, multigenerational family”.