Dashushen, Nagorno-Karabakh
Dashushen / Dashkand
Դաշուշեն / Daşkənd | |
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Dashushen / Dashkand | |
Coordinates: 39°47′50″N 46°46′59″E / 39.79722°N 46.78306°ECoordinates: 39°47′50″N 46°46′59″E / 39.79722°N 46.78306°E | |
Country (de facto) | Artsakh |
• Province | Askeran |
Country (de jure) | Azerbaijan |
• District | Khojaly |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 133 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Dashushen (Armenian: Դաշուշեն) or Dashkand (Azerbaijani: Daşkənd) is a village de facto in the Askeran Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan.
History[]
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites[]
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 17th/18th-century religious shrine of St. Saribek (Armenian: Սուրբ Սարիբեկ սրբատեղի, romanized: Surb Saribek Srbateghi), the St. Astvatsatsin Church built in 1843, a spring monument from 1898, as well as a 19th-century bridge and cemetery.[1]
Economy and culture[]
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a school, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics[]
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 120 inhabitants in 2005,[2] and 133 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Gallery[]
Cave near Dashushen
References[]
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ "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
- Azerbaijan geography stubs
- Republic of Artsakh stubs