Zardakhach
Zardakhach
Զարդախաչ | |
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| Zardaxaç | |
  Zardakhach | |
| Coordinates: 40°09′21″N 46°28′24″E / 40.15583°N 46.47333°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Kalbajar |
| Elevation | 1,043 m (3,422 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 136 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Zardakhach (Armenian: Զարդախաչ; Azerbaijani: Zardaxaç, also Zardakhan) is a village 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] Prior to 2023, it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as part of its claimed Martakert Province.
History[edit]
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites[edit]
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include an 18th/19th-century cemetery, and a 19th-century spring monument.[1]
Economy and culture[edit]
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[edit]
The village had 125 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 136 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
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