Hoçaz
39°40′31″N 46°27′27″E / 39.67528°N 46.45750°E
Hoçaz | |
|---|---|
  Hoçaz | |
| Coordinates: 39°40′31″N 46°27′27″E / 39.67528°N 46.45750°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| District | Lachin |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 56 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Hoçaz (Hochaz) is a village in the Lachin District of Azerbaijan. St. Stephen's Church, a 17th-century church and several khachkars from the same period are located in the village.[1]
History
The village was located in the Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, coming under the control of ethnic Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in the early 1990s.
The village subsequently became part of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh as part of its Kashatagh Province, referred to as Hochants (Armenian: Հոչանց).
It was returned to Azerbaijan as part of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement.
References
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