Arajadzor, Nagorno-Karabakh
Arajadzor / Dovshanly
Առաջաձոր / Dovşanlı | |
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Arajadzor / Dovshanly | |
Coordinates: 40°03′37″N 46°36′40″E / 40.06028°N 46.61111°ECoordinates: 40°03′37″N 46°36′40″E / 40.06028°N 46.61111°E | |
Country (de facto) | Artsakh |
• Province | Martakert |
Country (de jure) | Azerbaijan |
• District | Kalbajar |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 787 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Arajadzor (Armenian: Առաջաձոր) or Dovshanly (Azerbaijani: Dovşanlı) is a village that is, de facto, in the Martakert Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh; de jure, it is in the Kalbajar 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 Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites[]
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include tombs from the 2nd-1st millennium BC, a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the 12th/13th-century Tsiranakar Fortress (Armenian: Ծիրանաքար), the Harva Church (Armenian: Հարվա եկեղեցի) built in 1249, and St. Astvatsatsin Church built in 1668.[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, a kindergarten, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics[]
The village had 741 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 787 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
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 Martakert Province
- Populated places in Kalbajar District