Tsmakahogh
Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend
Ծմակահող / Bazarkənd | |
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 St. Stephen's Church (1229) near Tsmakahogh | |
  Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend | |
| Coordinates: 40°03′32.4″N 46°35′02.7″E / 40.059000°N 46.584083°ECoordinates: 40°03′32.4″N 46°35′02.7″E / 40.059000°N 46.584083°E | |
| Country (de facto) |  Artsakh |
| • Province | Martakert |
| Country (de jure) |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Kalbajar |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 261 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Tsmakahogh (Armenian: Ծմակահող) or Bazarkend (Azerbaijani: Bazarkənd) 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 a 12th/13th-century cemetery, St. Stephen's Church built in 1229, and the 13th-century Mamkan Church (Armenian: Մամքան Եկեղեցի).[1]
Economy and culture[]
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a school, two shops, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics[]
The village had 228 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 261 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[]
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