Hin Shen
Hin Shen / Kichik Galadarasi
Հին Շեն / Kiçik Qaladərəsi | |
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  Hin Shen / Kichik Galadarasi | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′14″N 46°36′10″E / 39.63722°N 46.60278°E / 39.63722; 46.60278 | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| District | Shusha |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 190 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
Hin Shen (Armenian: Հին Շեն, also Hinshen, Հինշեն) or Kichik Galadarasi (Azerbaijani: Kiçik Qaladərəsi) is a village in the Shusha District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. The village has an ethnic Armenianmajority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
Toponymy
The village was known as Kirov (Russian: Киров) during the Soviet period,[3] and is also known as Koynashen.
History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Shusha District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the medieval caravanserai of Pulen Glukh (Armenian: Փուլեն Գլուխ), a church built in 1658, and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God').[1]
Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a school, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics
The village had 176 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 190 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.
- ^ Landmine Mapper. "Azerbaijan (& Nagorno Karabakh) Topographic Map 1:200,000 Russian Soviet Military". GigaPan.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links
- Hin Shen at GEOnet Names Server
- A short documentary about the village on YouTube
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| Not under Artsakh control | ||
