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Khnatsakh, Nagorno-Karabakh

Coordinates: 39°50′49″N 46°44′20″E / 39.84694°N 46.73889°E / 39.84694; 46.73889
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For the village in Armenia, see Khnatsakh.
Khnatsakh / Khanyurdu
Խնածախ / Xanyurdu
Khnatsakh / Khanyurdu is located in Azerbaijan
Khnatsakh / Khanyurdu
Khnatsakh / Khanyurdu
Khnatsakh / Khanyurdu is located in Karabakh Economic Region
Khnatsakh / Khanyurdu
Khnatsakh / Khanyurdu
Coordinates: 39°50′49″N 46°44′20″E / 39.84694°N 46.73889°E / 39.84694; 46.73889
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
684
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Khnatsakh (Armenian: Խնածախ) or Khanyurdu (Azerbaijani: Xanyurdu) is a village in the Khojaly 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] The village is located to the immediate north of the city of Stepanakert.

History

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St. Astvatsatsin Church of Khnatsakh

The modern village was founded in 1770 by settlers from the village of Khnatsakh in the Syunik region of Armenia.[4] During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites

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Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 12th/13th-century village of Kghategh (Armenian: Քղատեղ), a 13th-century khachkar, the 17th/18th-century shrine of Parur (Armenian: Պարուր), an 18th/19th-century cemetery, and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God').[1]

Economy and culture

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The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, as well as in different state institutions. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

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The village had 592 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 684 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

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  • WWII monument
    WWII monument
  • St. Astvatsatsin Church
    St. Astvatsatsin Church
  • Entrance to the village, sign reading "Khnatsakh" in Cyrillic script
    Entrance to the village, sign reading "Khnatsakh" in Cyrillic script
  • Municipal building
    Municipal building
  • School
    School
  • Cemetery
    Cemetery

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  4. ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2019). Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh (3rd ed.). Armeniapedia Publishing.
  5. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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