Arakül
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Coordinates: Template:Xb_type:city(106) 39°26′16″N 46°59′51″E / 39.43778°N 46.99750°E
Arakül
Առաքել | |
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Coordinates: Template:Xb_type:city(106) 39°26′16″N 46°59′51″E / 39.43778°N 46.99750°E | |
De facto country | Republic of Artsakh |
De facto region | Hadrut |
De jure country | Azerbaijan |
De jure district | Khojavend |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 106 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Arakül (Armenian: Առաքել Arakel) is a village in the Khojavend Rayon of Azerbaijan and Hadrut Province of the Republic of Artsakh. During the Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village was occupied by the Armenian Army in 1993.
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Arakel St. Mariam Astvatsatsin
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Gate to an almost abandoned village Arakel
Etymology
According to legend, Arakel is named so because Thaddeus, the patron saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church, stayed here whilst preaching to the Armenians.
References
- Arakül at GEOnet Names Server
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140407083233/http://www.hayinfo.ru/ru/analytics/75461.html