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'''Aznvadzor''' ({{lang-hy|Ազնվաձոր}}) is a town in the [[Lori Province]] of [[Armenia]]. The |
'''Aznvadzor''' ({{lang-hy|Ազնվաձոր}}) is a town in the [[Lori Province]] of [[Armenia]]. The settlement was named ''Gözəldərə'' or ''Gezaldara'' and populated by [[Azerbaijanis]] prior to their [[Gugark pogrom|massacre]] and [[Azerbaijanis in Armenia#Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict|exodus]] after the outbreak of the [[Nagorno-Karabakh conflict]]. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from [[Azerbaijan]] settled in the village.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=|title=Ազնվաձոր |url=http://lori.mtad.am/about-communities/472/ |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525153927/http://lori.mtad.am:80/about-communities/472/ |archive-date=2017-05-25 |access-date=15 February 2021 |website=lori.mtad.am}}</ref> The town was one of the sites of the [[Gugark pogrom]], where 21 Azerbaijanis were murdered in Aznvadzor.<ref>{{Cite book |first=Ali |last=Hasanov |author-link=Ali M. Hasanov |url=http://www.sdf.gov.az/development/uploads/qrantlar_uzre_neshrler/eif_kitabrlar/ii_kitab.pdf |title=ERMƏNİSTANIN AZƏRBAYCANA TƏCAVÜZÜ: Etnik təmizləmə, soyqırımı, terror, işğal |volume=II |year=2015 |publisher=Elmin İnkişafı Fondu |location=Baku |language=az |page=36, 41 }}</ref> |
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== Etymology == |
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The original name of the settlement is a combination of two words of Turkic origin: ''gözəl'' - "beautiful" and ''dərə'' - "valley" which literally means "beautiful valley" in Azerbaijani and in many other Turkic languages.<ref>{{cite web |url =https://behruzmelikov.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/qerbi-azerbaycanin-turk-menseli-toponimleri.pdf |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150721025034/https://behruzmelikov.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/qerbi-azerbaycanin-turk-menseli-toponimleri.pdf |archive-date = 2015-07-21 |title = Qərbi Azərbaycanın türk mənşəli toponimləri |author = Ibrahim Bayramov |date = 2002 |publisher = "Elm" Publishing House - Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, ISBN 5-8066-1452-2 |access-date = 2022-09-29 |language = az}}</ref> |
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== Geography == |
== Geography == |
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== Tourism == |
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Near the village there is a campsite called ''Aznvazor Eco Camp''.<ref>{{Cite web|title="ԱԶՆՎԱՁՈՐ ԷԿՈ ՔԵՄՓ" ՎՐԱՆԱՅԻՆ ՃԱՄԲԱՐ • ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆ (ԵՐԵՎԱՆ) • ՍՓՅՈՒՌ|url=https://www.spyur.am/am/companies/aznvadzor-eco-camp-tent-camp/44448|access-date=2021-02-25|website=spyur.am}}</ref> |
Near the village there is a campsite called ''Aznvazor Eco Camp''.<ref>{{Cite web|title="ԱԶՆՎԱՁՈՐ ԷԿՈ ՔԵՄՓ" ՎՐԱՆԱՅԻՆ ՃԱՄԲԱՐ • ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆ (ԵՐԵՎԱՆ) • ՍՓՅՈՒՌ|url=https://www.spyur.am/am/companies/aznvadzor-eco-camp-tent-camp/44448|access-date=2021-02-25|website=spyur.am}}</ref> |
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== Notable people == |
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*[[Khydyr Mustafayev]], an Azerbaijani Soviet Army Colonel and a Hero of the Soviet Union<ref>[https://warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=4572 Khydyr Mustafayev, warheroes.ru (in Russian)]</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 20:07, 5 October 2022
40°52′37″N 44°25′01″E / 40.87694°N 44.41694°E
Aznvadzor
Ազնվաձոր | |
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  Aznvadzor | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′37″N 44°25′01″E / 40.87694°N 44.41694°E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Marz (Province) | Lori Province |
| Elevation | 1,675 m (5,495 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 473 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( ) |
Aznvadzor (Armenian: Ազնվաձոր) is a town in the Lori Province of Armenia. The settlement was named Gözəldərə or Gezaldara and populated by Azerbaijanis prior to their massacre and exodus after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[1] The town was one of the sites of the Gugark pogrom, where 21 Azerbaijanis were murdered in Aznvadzor.[2]
Etymology
The original name of the settlement is a combination of two words of Turkic origin: gözəl - "beautiful" and dərə - "valley" which literally means "beautiful valley" in Azerbaijani and in many other Turkic languages.[3]
Geography
The village is located on the southern slopes of Bazum ridge in 4 km distance from the city of Vanadzor. It occupies with its areas 14.56 sq. km. The area is partially covered with forests.[4]
Climate
Yearly precipitation amounts to 600-700 mm.[4]
Demography
| Year | 1831 | 1897 | 1926 | 1939 | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2001 | 2004 | 2005 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population[5] | 33 | 393 | 706 | 822 | 624 | 1041 | 1091 | 706 | 473 | 255 | 309[4] | 368[6] |
Before the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict the village was populated by Azerbaijanis who moved to Azerbaijan thereafter.[4] In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[1]
Infrastructure
The village has a school with a new building completed in the year 2003,[7] a library and medical point. [4]
The postal code for the village is 2025.
Culture
Recently an old Holy Mother of God Church serving the villages Aznvadzor and Bazum was renovated and consecrated.[8]
Tourism
Near the village there is a campsite called Aznvazor Eco Camp.[9]
Notable people
- Khydyr Mustafayev, an Azerbaijani Soviet Army Colonel and a Hero of the Soviet Union[10]
References
- ^ a b "Ազնվաձոր". lori.mtad.am. Archived from the original on 2017-05-25. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Hasanov, Ali (2015). ERMƏNİSTANIN AZƏRBAYCANA TƏCAVÜZÜ: Etnik təmizləmə, soyqırımı, terror, işğal (PDF) (in Azerbaijani). Vol. II. Baku: Elmin İnkişafı Fondu. p. 36, 41.
- ^ Ibrahim Bayramov (2002). "Qərbi Azərbaycanın türk mənşəli toponimləri" (PDF) (in Azerbaijani). "Elm" Publishing House - Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, ISBN 5-8066-1452-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ a b c d e "Լոռու մարզպետարան". lori.mtad.am. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ "Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բնակավայրերի բառարան" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-09-12.
- ^ "Armstat: Popilation of Lori Region" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-11-15.
- ^ "Լոռվա Ազնվաձոր գյուղում բացվեց նորակառույց դպրոց". armenpress.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ "Օծվեց Լոռու մարզի Բազում և Ազնվաձոր գյուղերի Սուրբ Աստվածածին վերակառուցված եկեղեցին". ՇՈՂԱԿԱԹ ՀԵՌՈՒՍՏԱԸՆԿԵՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ (in Armenian). 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ ""ԱԶՆՎԱՁՈՐ ԷԿՈ ՔԵՄՓ" ՎՐԱՆԱՅԻՆ ՃԱՄԲԱՐ • ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆ (ԵՐԵՎԱՆ) • ՍՓՅՈՒՌ". spyur.am. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ Khydyr Mustafayev, warheroes.ru (in Russian)
External links
- Aznvadzor at GEOnet Names Server
- Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
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