Hin Shen
Hin Shen / Kichik Galadarasi
Հին Շեն / Kiçik Qaladərəsi | |
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Hin Shen / Kichik Galadarasi | |
Coordinates: 39°38′14″N 46°36′10″E / 39.63722°N 46.60278°ECoordinates: 39°38′14″N 46°36′10″E / 39.63722°N 46.60278°E | |
Country (de facto) | Artsakh |
• Province | Shushi |
Country (de jure) | Azerbaijan |
• District | Shusha |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 190 |
Time zone | UTC+4 |
Hin Shen (Armenian: Հին Շեն, also Hinshen, Հինշեն) or Kichik Galadarasi (Azerbaijani: Kiçik Qaladərəsi) is a village de facto in the Shushi Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Shusha District of Azerbaijan. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
Toponymy[]
The village was known as Kirov (Russian: Киров) during the Soviet period,[3] and is also known as Koynashen.
History[]
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Shusha District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites[]
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the medieval caravanserai of Pulen Glukh (Armenian: Փուլեն Գլուխ), a church built in 1658, and the 19th-century St. Astvatsatsin Church.[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 had 176 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 190 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.
- ^ Landmine Mapper. "Azerbaijan (& Nagorno Karabakh) Topographic Map 1:200,000 Russian Soviet Military". GigaPan.
- ^ "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 Shushi Province
- Populated places in Shusha District