Tsaghkashat, Nagorno-Karabakh
Tsaghkashat / Gyshlag
Ծաղկաշատ / Qışlaq | |
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Tsaghkashat / Gyshlag Tsaghkashat / Gyshlag | |
Coordinates: 39°58′26″N 46°43′01″E / 39.97389°N 46.71694°ECoordinates: 39°58′26″N 46°43′01″E / 39.97389°N 46.71694°E | |
Country (de facto) | Artsakh |
• Province | Askeran |
Country (de jure) | Azerbaijan |
• District | Khojaly |
Elevation | 803 m (2,635 ft) |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 172 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Tsaghkashat (Armenian: Ծաղկաշատ, lit. 'plentiful flowers') or Gyshlag (Armenian: Ղշլաղ, romanized: Ghshlagh; Azerbaijani: Qışlaq) is a village de facto in the Askeran Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan.
Toponymy[]
The village is also known as Keshish Kand and Kishlagkend.
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 tombs from the 2nd-1st millennia BCE and the Early Middle Ages, the 12th/13th-century village of Vaka (Armenian: Վաքա), a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the nearby medieval village of Shinategh (Armenian: Շինատեղ), a chapel from the Middle Ages 1 km to the south, the 18th-century religious site of Gharabek (Armenian: Ղարաբեկ) 2 km to the south, an 18th-century cemetery, the 19th-century St. Astvatsatsin Church, and the Nikol Duman House Museum displaying 19th/20th-century life in the village.[1][2]
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 secondary school and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics[]
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 200 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 172 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Notable people[]
- Nikol Duman (12 January 1867 – 23 September 1914)
Gallery[]
Museum in the village
World War II monument
Memorial
A view of the village
A view of the village
References[]
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2019). Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh (3rd ed.). Armeniapedia Publishing.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links[]
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- Populated places in Askeran Province
- Populated places in Khojaly District