Berkadzor
Berkadzor
Բերքաձոր | |
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  Berkadzor  Berkadzor | |
| Coordinates: Template:Xb_type:city(195) 39°52′34″N 46°46′54″E / 39.87611°N 46.78167°E | |
| Country (de facto) |  Artsakh |
| • Province | Askeran |
| Country (de jure) |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Elevation | 619 m (2,031 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 195 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Berkadzor (Armenian: Բերքաձոր) is a village de facto in the Askeran Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and was founded in 1998.
Toponymy
The village is also known as Armenabad.
History
During the Soviet period, the area around the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include tombs from the 2nd–1st millennia BCE.[1]
Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, as well as in different state institutions. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a school, two shops, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics
The village had 165 inhabitants in 2005,[2] and 195 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links
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