Karmirgyugh, Nagorno-Karabakh
Karmirgyugh / Gyzyloba
Կարմիրգյուղ / Qızıloba | |
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 A view of the village | |
  Karmirgyugh / Gyzyloba  Karmirgyugh / Gyzyloba | |
| Coordinates: 39°46′06″N 46°51′02″E / 39.76833°N 46.85056°ECoordinates: 39°46′06″N 46°51′02″E / 39.76833°N 46.85056°E | |
| Country (de facto) |  Artsakh |
| • Province | Askeran |
| Country (de jure) |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Elevation | 1,211 m (3,973 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 171 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Karmirgyugh (Armenian: Կարմիրգյուղ, lit. 'Red Village') or Gyzyloba (Azerbaijani: Qızıloba) is a village that is, de facto, in the Askeran Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh; de jure, it is in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan.
History[]
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites[]
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 12th/13th-century Church of the Martyr (Armenian: Ըղեն նահատակ եկեղեցի, romanized: Yghen Nahatak Yekeghetsi), a 18th/19th-century cemetery, the St. Astvatsatsin Church built in 1841, a spring monument from 1862, and a bridge built in 1864.[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, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics[]
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population. It had 174 inhabitants in 2005,[2] and 171 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Gallery[]
Scenery around the village
Nature around the village
References[]
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ "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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- Karmirgyugh, Nagorno-Karabakh at GEOnet Names Server
- A short documentary about the village on YouTube
Capital: Askeran | ||
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Capital: Khojaly | ||
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