▁assumes ▁that ▁appearance ▁of ▁head st ones ▁in ▁shape ▁of ▁horse ▁sculpt ures ▁should ▁be ▁explained ▁as ▁the ▁horses ▁which ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁transport ation ▁in ▁mountains , ▁were ▁sacred . ▁It ▁is ▁considered ▁that ▁head st ones ▁in ▁shape ▁of ▁stone ▁horses ▁were ▁connected ▁to ▁horse ▁bur ial s , ▁which ▁are ▁many ▁in ▁k urg ans ▁in ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁ ▁Sp read ▁ ▁The ▁stone ▁sculpt ures ▁of ▁horses ▁and ▁sheep ▁are ▁met ▁in ▁Muslim ▁c em eter ies ▁in ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁villages ▁of ▁N akh ch ivan ’ s ▁borders , ▁Nag orno - Kar ab akh , ▁L ank aran , ▁Mil ▁valley , ▁up ▁to ▁Ab sh er on ▁pen ins ula ▁and ▁respect ed ▁by ▁population ▁of ▁out sk ir ts ▁and ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁new ▁belief s ▁and ▁trad itions . ▁Such ▁kind ▁of ▁head st ones ▁are ▁especially ▁spread ▁in ▁Muslim ▁c em eter ies ▁of ▁Z ikh ▁( Ab sh er on ), ▁in ▁Nag orno ▁Kar ab akh ▁near ▁Q ara ğ ac ▁village , ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁villages ▁of ▁N akh ch ivan ▁AR , ▁in ▁district ▁of ▁Ord ub ad ▁( city ), ▁in ▁district ▁L ank aran ▁, ▁in ▁Mil ▁valley , ▁in ▁an ▁ancient ▁Muslim ▁c emetery ▁called ▁“ P ey g amb ar ” ▁( pro ph et ), ▁near ▁ru ins ▁of ▁Bay lag an , ▁in ▁Kur dist