Armen Haghnazarian's father, Doctor of Linguistics Hovhanes Haghnazarian, was a native of Agulis.
Many villagers from Ganja, Agulis and Dasht (Nakhchivan) were moved to Erivan to rebuild the fortress.
The plight of its inhabitants worsened when, in November of that year, the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic unsuccessfully attempted to wrest the region of Zangezur from Armenian control.