Vardadzor, Martakert

Vardadzor / Gulyatag

Վարդաձոր / Gülyataq
Vardadzor / Gulyatag Վարդաձոր / Gülyataq
	Vardadzor / Gulyatag
	Coordinates: 40°08′52″N 46°44′41.4″E / 40.14778°N 46.744833°E
Country	Azerbaijan
• District	Tartar
Population (2015)
• Total	199
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)

Vardadzor (Armenian: Վարդաձոր) or Gulyatag (Azerbaijani: Gülyataq; Armenian: Գյուլաթաղ, romanized: Gyulatagh) is a village that is located in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population^[2] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.^[3]

History

During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 12th/13th-century St. Joseph's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Հովսեփ եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Hovsep Yekeghetsi), a 12th/13th-century cemetery, and the Melik-Alaverdyan Fortress (Armenian: Մելիք-Ալավերդյանների ամրոց, romanized: Melik-Alaverdyanneri Amrots) built in 1799.^[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in mining, 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 193 inhabitants in 2005,^[4] and 199 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.
^ Sauer, Pjotr (2 October 2023). "'It's a ghost town': UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.

External links

Vardadzor, Martakert at GEOnet Names Server

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[2015statistics-1] Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".

[2] Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.

[3] Sauer, Pjotr (2 October 2023). "'It's a ghost town': UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 November 2023.

[2005nkrcensus-4] "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.

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v t e Martakert Province
Capital: Martakert
Urban communities	Martakert
Rural communities	Aghabekalanj Arajadzor Chankatagh Chapar Chldran Drmbon Garnakar Ghazarahogh Getavan Harutyunagomer Haterk Imar Jraberd Khnkavan Kichan Kmkadzor Kochoghot Kolatak Kusapat Maghavuz Mehmana Mets Shen Mokhratagh Nareshtar Nerkin Horatagh Nor Ghazanchi Poghosagomer Seysulan Shahmasur Tblghu Tonashen Tsaghkashen Tsmakahogh Vaghuhas Vank Vardadzor Varnkatagh Verin Horatagh Zaglik Zardakhach
Not under Artsakh control	Andzavner Aygestan Dashtaglukh Hovtashen Karmiravan Levonarkh Mataghis Maragha Nor Aygestan Nor Haykajur Nor Karmiravan Nor Maragha Nor Seysulan Talish