Günəşli, Khojavend
Gunashli / Norashen
Günəşli / Նորաշեն | |
|---|---|
 Church in the village | |
  Gunashli / Norashen | |
| Coordinates: 39°30′N 47°05′E / 39.500°N 47.083°ECoordinates: 39°30′N 47°05′E / 39.500°N 47.083°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan
 Republic of Artsakh (claimed) |
| District | Khojavend |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 159 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Günəşli (Gunashli, lit. 'sunny') or Norashen (Armenian: Նորաշեն, lit. 'new village') 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 the Armenian Army on October 2, 1992. After the end of the war, the village was rebuilt, and in September 2006 a new school was built.
It was under the de facto control of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh as part of its Hadrut Province until October 20, 2020 when it was captured by the Azerbaijan Army during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war[3][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.
- ^ Günəşli (as Güneşli) at GEOnet Names Server
- ^ "President Ilham Aliyev: Zangilan city and 6 villages of the district, 18 villages of Fuzuli, Jabrayil, and Khojavand districts liberated". mod.gov.az. 20 October 2020.
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