Verin Horatagh
Verin Horatagh
Վերին Հոռաթաղ | |
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| Yuxarı Oratağ | |
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  Verin Horatagh | |
| Coordinates: 40°08′07″N 46°32′19″E / 40.13528°N 46.53861°ECoordinates: 40°08′07″N 46°32′19″E / 40.13528°N 46.53861°E | |
| Country (de facto) |  Artsakh |
| • Province | Martakert |
| Country (de jure) |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Kalbajar |
| Elevation | 895 m (2,936 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 532 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
Verin Horatagh (Armenian: Վերին Հոռաթաղ) or Yukhary Oratagh (Azerbaijani: Yuxarı Oratağ) 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 tombs from the 2nd-1st millennium BC and a 12th/13th-century khachkar.[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, six shops, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics[]
The village had 449 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 532 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.
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