Ataqut
Atagut / Taghut
Ataqut / Թաղուտ | |
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Atagut / Taghut | |
Coordinates: 39°34′11″N 46°57′43″E / 39.56972°N 46.96194°ECoordinates: 39°34′11″N 46°57′43″E / 39.56972°N 46.96194°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan
Republic of Artsakh (claimed) |
District | Khojavend |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 205 |
Time zone | UTC+4 |
Ataqut (Atagut) or Taghut (Armenian: Թաղուտ) 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 First Nagorno-Karabakh War and was administrated as part of the Hadrut Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. The village had 198 inhabitants in 2005.[3] The village was recaptured by Azerbaijan on 7 November 2020 during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[4]
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Алиев заявил о взятии ряда населенных пунктов в Карабахе". Газета.Ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-07.
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Categories:
- Populated places in Khojavend District
- Populated places in Hadrut Province
- Nagorno-Karabakh
- Former Armenian inhabited settlements