Azat, Armenia

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Azat
Ազատ
Grave of Ashig Alasgar in Azat
Grave of Ashig Alasgar in Azat
Azat is located in Armenia
Azat
Azat
Coordinates: 40°10′40″N 45°52′18″E / 40.17778°N 45.87167°E / 40.17778; 45.87167Coordinates: 40°10′40″N 45°52′18″E / 40.17778°N 45.87167°E / 40.17778; 45.87167
Country Armenia
ProvinceGegharkunik
Elevation
2,054 m (6,739 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total101
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)
Azat, Armenia at GEOnet Names Server

Azat (Armenian: Ազատ; Azerbaijani: Ağkilsə, anglicized: Aghkilsa, lit. 'White Church') is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village was populated by Azerbaijanis before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1988-1989 Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan settled in the village.[2]

History[]

Located in the village is a heavily ruined 11th century church and a pair of medieval khachkars.[3]

The village was the birthplace of the celebrated Azerbaijani ashik Ashig Alasgar (Azerbaijani: Aşıq Ələsgər) (1821-1926).[4]

Demographics[]

According to the "Caucasian calendar" of 1912, the village had 180 inhabitants, with most of them being ethnic Azerbaijanis.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
  2. ^ "ԱԶԱՏ". gegharkunik.am. Retrieved 2021-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2005). Rediscovering Armenia: Guide (2nd ed.). Yerevan: Matit Graphic Design Studio. pp. 82–83. ISBN 99941-0-121-8.
  4. ^ Who is who (in Azerbaijani)
  5. ^ "Caucasian Calendar. Tiflis 1912" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 12 October 2016.

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