Guneyyurd 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 near the villages of Khalisa and Avshar.

The village was inhabited by 39 Azerbaijanis in 1897. The village was devastated as a result of the massacre committed by Armenian armed units in 1905 –1906.

The toponym was coined from the words “guney” meaning “the side that gets much sunlight, south” and “yurd” meaning “a settlement, a place of living”.