Derekend was a village in the Sharur-Daralayaz uezd of the former Iravan governorate, later in the former Pashali (Azizbeyov, Vayk) district, in territory of the present Vayots Dzor province. It was located near the Arpachay and at the foot of Kallagaya Mountain. Other names for the village were “Daralar” and “Darakhkend”.

The village was solely inhabited by Azerbaijanis: 59 in 1873, 62 in 1886, 77 in 1897, 105 in 1904, 105 in 1914 and 112 Azerbaijanis in 1916. The Azerbaijanis were attacked, massacred or ousted from the village by Armenian armed units in 1918. After the establishment of Soviet power in present- day Armenia, the Azerbaijanis who survived could return to their houses. The village was inhabited only by 44 Azerbaijanis in 1922 and 27 Azerbaijanis in 1926. The Azerbaijanis were forced out from the village in 1928–1929 and the village was abolished. At present, it is in ruins.

The toponym was coined by combining the words “dere” meaning “a deep valley between hills or mountains” and “kend” meaning “a settlement, a village” in Turkish.