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Karakend / Berdashen
Qarakənd / Բերդաշեն | |
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Coordinates: Template:Xb_type:city(1606) 39°50′51″N 47°01′49″E / 39.84750°N 47.03028°E | |
Country (de facto) | ![]() |
• Province | Martuni |
Country (de jure) | ![]() |
• District | Khojavend |
Elevation | 656 m (2,152 ft) |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 1,606 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Karakend[a] (Armenian: Քարաքենդ; Azerbaijani: Qarakənd, lit. 'black village') or Berdashen (Armenian: Բերդաշեն, lit. 'village of the fortress') is a village de facto in the Martuni Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan.
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, on November 20, 1991, an Azerbaijani MI-8 military helicopter, carrying a peacekeeping mission team consisting of 13 Azerbaijani government officials, 2 Russian and 1 Kazakhstani Ministry of Internal Affairs officials, 3 Azerbaijani journalists and 3 helicopter crewmen was shot down amidst heavy fighting near Karakend.[3][4] All 22 people (19 passengers and 3 crew) on board were killed in the crash.[5]
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 12th-century khachkar, the 17th-century St. Astvatsatsin Church, the chapel of Mets Nahatak (Armenian: Մեծ Նահատակ) built in 1676, a 17th/18th-century religious shrine and the fortress of Kusaberd (Armenian: Կուսաբերդ), also known as Aghjkaberd (Armenian: Աղջկաբերդ).[1]
Economy and culture
As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, a kindergarten, six shops, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics
The village had 1,498 inhabitants in 2005,[6] and 1,606 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References
- ^ Also anglicized as Karakent or Garakend
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ Roman Glebov (1991-11-25). "Республики. В Азербайджане сбит вертолет с VIP на борту" [Republics. A helicopter with VIP on board has been shot down in Azerbaijan.] (in Russian). Kommersant. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ^ Menashri, David (1998). Central Asia Meets Middle East. London, Great Britain: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. p. 155. ISBN 0-7146-4600-8.
- ^ "Azerbaijan Association. 17 year passes since "Mi-8" military helicopter was shot in Garakand sky – complete list of the perished people". November 21, 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
- ^ Population of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (2005)
External links
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