Harav

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Harav
Հարավ
Harov
Harav is located in Republic of Artsakh
Harav
Harav
Coordinates: 39°49′22″N 46°50′53″E / 39.82278°N 46.84806°E / 39.82278; 46.84806Coordinates: 39°49′22″N 46°50′53″E / 39.82278°N 46.84806°E / 39.82278; 46.84806
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceAskeran
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Elevation
1,129 m (3,704 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total324
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Harav (Armenian: Հարավ) or Harov (also Garov) is a village de facto in the Askeran Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojaly 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 a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites[]

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 13th-century khachkar, the 16th/17th-century Bovurkhan monastery-fortress, a 17th/18th-century cemetery, and St. Mesrop Church built in 1795.[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 secondary school, a kindergarten, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics[]

The village had 300 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 324 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  3. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.

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