Yeghtsahogh
Yeghtsahogh / Sarybaba
Եղցահող / Sarıbaba | |
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  Yeghtsahogh / Sarybaba  Yeghtsahogh / Sarybaba | |
| Coordinates: 39°40′38″N 46°35′15″E / 39.67722°N 46.58750°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Shusha |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 118 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
Yeghtsahogh (Armenian: Եղցահող; Azerbaijani: Yextsahoğ) or Sarybaba (Azerbaijani: Sarıbaba) is a village in the Shusha 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 part of the Shusha District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a cemetery from between the 17th and 19th centuries, an 18th-century spring monument, the 18th/19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God'), an 18th/19th-century shrine, and the church of Surb Sargis (Armenian: Սուրբ Սարգիս) built in 2003.[1]
Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, and a medical centre. The Yeghtsahogh branch of the Shushi Children's Music School is also located in the village. The Yeghtsahogh community includes the villages of Kanach Tala and Tasy Verst.[1]
Demographics
The village had 132 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 118 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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