Mokhratagh

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Mokhratagh / Kichik Garabey
Մոխրաթաղ / Kiçik Qarabəy
Mokhratagh / Kichik Garabey is located in Republic of Artsakh
Mokhratagh / Kichik Garabey
Mokhratagh / Kichik Garabey
Coordinates: 40°12′50″N 46°45′11″E / 40.21389°N 46.75306°E / 40.21389; 46.75306Coordinates: 40°12′50″N 46°45′11″E / 40.21389°N 46.75306°E / 40.21389; 46.75306
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceMartakert
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictTartar
Elevation
760 m (2,490 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total341
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Mokhratagh (Armenian: Մոխրաթաղ) or Kichik Garabey (Azerbaijani: Kiçik Qarabəy) 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 the 12th-century church of Iny Masants (Armenian: Ինը Մասանց), rebuilt in 1881, a medieval cemetery, and the St. Astvatsatsin Church, built in 1883.[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, three shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics[]

The village had 345 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 341 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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