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Arajadzor, Nagorno-Karabakh

Coordinates: 40°03′37″N 46°36′40″E / 40.06028°N 46.61111°E / 40.06028; 46.61111
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For the village in Armenia, see Arajadzor.
Arajadzor / Dovshanly
Առաջաձոր / Dovşanlı
Arajadzor / Dovshanly is located in Azerbaijan
Arajadzor / Dovshanly
Arajadzor / Dovshanly
Arajadzor / Dovshanly is located in East Zangezur Economic Region
Arajadzor / Dovshanly
Arajadzor / Dovshanly
Coordinates: 40°03′37″N 46°36′40″E / 40.06028°N 46.61111°E / 40.06028; 46.61111
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKalbajar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total787
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Arajadzor (Armenian: Առաջաձոր) or Dovshanly (Azerbaijani: Dovşanlı) is a village located in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population[2] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]

History

During the Soviet period, the village was 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 millennia BCE, a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the 12th/13th-century fortress of Tsiranakar (Armenian: Ծիրանաքար), the Harva Church (Armenian: Հարվա եկեղեցի) built in 1249, and the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1668.[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, a kindergarten, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 741 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 787 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ Sauer, Pjotr (2 October 2023). "'It's a ghost town': UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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