Skhtorashen

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Skhtorashen / Shykh Dursun
Սխտորաշեն / Şıx Dursun
A sign towards Tnjri, a 2000-year old plane-tree near Skhtorashen
A sign towards Tnjri, a 2000-year old plane-tree near Skhtorashen
Skhtorashen / Shykh Dursun is located in Republic of Artsakh
Skhtorashen / Shykh Dursun
Skhtorashen / Shykh Dursun
Coordinates: 39°42′13″N 46°56′26″E / 39.70361°N 46.94056°E / 39.70361; 46.94056Coordinates: 39°42′13″N 46°56′26″E / 39.70361°N 46.94056°E / 39.70361; 46.94056
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceMartuni
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojavend
Population
 (2005)[1]
 • Total19
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Skhtorashen (Armenian: Սխտորաշեն, also Şıxtoraşen, Skhtorasher, and Suktorashen) or Shykh Dursun (Azerbaijani: Şıx Dursun) is a village de facto in the Martuni Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan.

Near the village is a 2042 years old (as of 2022) giant Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) named Tnjri, with a circumference of 27 m and height of 54 m.

History[]

During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Demographics[]

The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and had 19 inhabitants in 2005.[1]

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.

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