Maghavuz, Nagorno-Karabakh

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Maghavuz / Chardagly
Մաղավուզ / Çardaqlı
St. George's Church in Maghavuz
St. George's Church in Maghavuz
Maghavuz / Chardagly is located in Republic of Artsakh
Maghavuz / Chardagly
Maghavuz / Chardagly
Coordinates: 40°15′04″N 46°41′55″E / 40.25111°N 46.69861°E / 40.25111; 46.69861Coordinates: 40°15′04″N 46°41′55″E / 40.25111°N 46.69861°E / 40.25111; 46.69861
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceMartakert
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictTartar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total540
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Maghavuz (Armenian: Մաղավուզ) or Chardagly (Azerbaijani: Çardaqlı) is a village that is, de facto, in the Martakert Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh; de jure it is in the Tartar 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 part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites[]

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a medieval village, a chapel built in 1260, a 13th-century khachkar, and the 19th-century St. George's 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, three shops, and a medical centre. The community of Maghavuz includes the village of Kmkadzor.[1]

Demographics[]

The village had 468 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 540 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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