Msmna, Nagorno-Karabakh
Msmna / Aghbulag
Մսմնա / Ağbulaq | |
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Coordinates: Template:Xb_type:city(100) 39°44′41″N 46°54′52″E / 39.74472°N 46.91444°E | |
Country (de facto) | Artsakh |
• Province | Martuni |
Country (de jure) | Azerbaijan |
• District | Khojavend |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 100 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Msmna (Armenian: Մսմնա) or Aghbulag (Azerbaijani: Ağbulaq) is a village de facto in the Martuni Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
History
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 18th-century monastery of Shoshkavank (Armenian: Շոշկավանք), and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God').[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, the Msmna branch of the Kolkhozashen Secondary School, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 71 inhabitants in 2005,[2] and 100 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.