Tsmakahogh
Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend
Ծմակահող / Bazarkənd | |
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Coordinates: 40°03′32.4″N 46°35′02.7″E / 40.059000°N 46.584083°E | |
Country (de facto) | Artsakh |
• Province | Martakert |
Country (de jure) | Azerbaijan |
• District | Kalbajar |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 261 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Tsmakahogh (Template:Lang-hy) or Bazarkend (Template:Lang-az) is a village de facto in the Martakert Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. 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 Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 12th/13th-century cemetery, St. Stephen's Church (Template:Lang-hy) built in 1229, and the 13th-century Mamkan Church (Template:Lang-hy).[1]
Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a school, two shops, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics
The village had 228 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 261 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.