Skhtorashen
Skhtorashen / Shykh Dursun
Սխտորաշեն / Şıx Dursun | |
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 A sign towards Tnjri, a 2000-year old plane-tree near Skhtorashen | |
  Skhtorashen / Shykh Dursun | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′13″N 46°56′26″E / 39.70361°N 46.94056°ECoordinates: 39°42′13″N 46°56′26″E / 39.70361°N 46.94056°E | |
| Country (de facto) |  Artsakh |
| • Province | Martuni |
| Country (de jure) |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojavend |
| Population (2005)[1] | |
| • Total | 19 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Skhtorashen (Armenian: Սխտորաշեն, also Şıxtoraşen, Skhtorasher, and Suktorashen) or Shykh Dursun (Azerbaijani: Şıx Dursun) is a village de facto in the Martuni Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan.
Near the village is a 2042 years old (as of 2022) giant Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) named Tnjri, with a circumference of 27 m and height of 54 m.
History[]
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Demographics[]
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and had 19 inhabitants in 2005.[1]
Gallery[]
- Tnjri, a 2000-year old plane-tree near Skhtorashen
References[]
- ^ a b "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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