Kochoghot

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Kochoghot
Կոճողոտ
Yayıcı
Kochoghot is located in Republic of Artsakh
Kochoghot
Kochoghot
Coordinates: 40°07′31″N 46°34′33″E / 40.12528°N 46.57583°E / 40.12528; 46.57583Coordinates: 40°07′31″N 46°34′33″E / 40.12528°N 46.57583°E / 40.12528; 46.57583
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceMartakert
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKalbajar
Elevation
1,053 m (3,455 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total547
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Kochoghot (Armenian: Կոճողոտ) or Yayiji (Azerbaijani: Yayıcı) is a village de facto in the Martakert Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Kalbajar 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 Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites[]

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include tombs from the 2nd-1st millennium BC, a 13th-century village and cemetery, and the 17th-century St. Astvatsatsin Church.[1]

Economy and culture[]

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, and mining. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, 11 shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics[]

The village had 534 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 547 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.

External links[]

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