Norshen, Nagorno-Karabakh

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Norshen / Yenikend
Նորշեն / Yenikənd
Norshen / Yenikend is located in Republic of Artsakh
Norshen / Yenikend
Norshen / Yenikend
Coordinates: 39°50′59″N 46°58′41″E / 39.84972°N 46.97806°E / 39.84972; 46.97806Coordinates: 39°50′59″N 46°58′41″E / 39.84972°N 46.97806°E / 39.84972; 46.97806
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceMartuni
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojavend
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total354
Time zoneUTC+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.

Demographics[]

The village had 372 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 354 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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.

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