Sarnaghbyur, Nagorno-Karabakh
Sarnaghbyur / Aghbulag
Սառնաղբյուր / Ağbulaq | |
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Sarnaghbyur / Aghbulag | |
Coordinates: 39°52′33″N 46°53′49″E / 39.87583°N 46.89694°ECoordinates: 39°52′33″N 46°53′49″E / 39.87583°N 46.89694°E | |
Country (de facto) | Artsakh |
• Province | Askeran |
Country (de jure) | Azerbaijan |
• District | Khojaly |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 107 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Sarnaghbyur (Armenian: Սառնաղբյուր) or Aghbulag (Azerbaijani: Ağbulaq) is a village de facto in the Askeran Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
History[]
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites[]
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include an 18th/19th-century cemetery, the cave-shrine of Htsut (Armenian: Հցուտ), and St. George's Church, built in 1875.[1]
Economy and culture[]
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, and a medical centre. The community of Sarnaghbyur includes the village of Dahraz.[1]
Demographics[]
The village had 97 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 107 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Gallery[]
Scenery around the village
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.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links[]
- Populated places in Askeran Province
- Populated places in Khojaly District