Norshen, Nagorno-Karabakh
Norshen / Yenikend
Նորշեն / Yenikənd | |
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Norshen / Yenikend | |
Coordinates: 39°50′59″N 46°58′41″E / 39.84972°N 46.97806°ECoordinates: 39°50′59″N 46°58′41″E / 39.84972°N 46.97806°E | |
Country (de facto) | Artsakh |
• Province | Martuni |
Country (de jure) | Azerbaijan |
• District | Khojavend |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 354 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Norshen (Armenian: Նորշեն) or Yenikend (Azerbaijani: Yenikənd) is a village de facto in the Martuni Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
Etymology[]
The village's name means "new village" in both Armenian and Azerbaijani.
History[]
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites[]
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 19th-century St. John's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Հովհաննես եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Hovhannes Yekeghetsi), and a bridge built in 1912.[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, two shops, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics[]
The village had 372 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 354 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.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links[]
- Populated places in Martuni Province
- Populated places in Khojavend District
- Republic of Artsakh stubs
- Khojavend District geography stubs