Yeni Kərki
Yeni Kərki | |
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Municipality | |
  Yeni Kərki | |
| Coordinates: 39°18′36″N 45°13′18″E / 39.31000°N 45.22167°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Autonomous republic | Nakhchivan |
| District | Kangarli |
| Population (2005)[citation needed] | |
| • Total | 380 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Yeni Kərki is a village and the least populous municipality in the Kangarli District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan.
It is located near to the Nakhchivan-Sharur highway, 14 km (9 miles) in the north-east from the district center. Its population is mainly busy with animal husbandry. There is a secondary school, club, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 380.[1]
History[edit]
Yeni Kərki (New Karki) was founded by refugees from the village of Karki in the Sadarak District, which was occupied by Armenia on 19 January 1990, during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.[2][3][4][1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. II. Baku: ANAS. p. 356. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
- ^ Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
- ^ "Kərkinin taleyi". Archived from the original on 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ^ Sadarak District Court
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