Şahyeri
Shahyeri / Sarinshen
Şahyeri / Սարինշեն | |
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Shahyeri / Sarinshen | |
Coordinates: 39°30′31″N 46°59′00″E / 39.50861°N 46.98333°ECoordinates: 39°30′31″N 46°59′00″E / 39.50861°N 46.98333°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan
Republic of Artsakh (claimed) |
District | Khojavend |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 15 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Şahyeri (Shahyeri) or Sarinshen (Armenian: Սարինշեն) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
History[]
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Hadrut District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
The village was captured by Armenian forces during the Nagorno-Karabakh war and was administrated as part of the Hadrut Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. The village was recaptured by Azerbaijan during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
References[]
- ^ Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
External links[]
Categories:
- Populated places in Khojavend District
- Nagorno-Karabakh
- Former Armenian inhabited settlements
- Khojavend District geography stubs