Kolkhozashen
Kolkhozashen / Arpaduzu
Կոլխոզաշեն / Arpadüzü | |
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  Kolkhozashen / Arpaduzu | |
| Coordinates: 39°45′07″N 46°57′04″E / 39.75194°N 46.95111°E / 39.75194; 46.95111 | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojavend |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 241 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Kolkhozashen (Armenian: Կոլխոզաշեն) or Arpaduzu (Azerbaijani: Arpadüzü) is a village located in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include khachkars from between the 15th and 17th centuries, a 17th/18th-century village, an 18th/19th-century cemetery, 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 secondary school, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 309 inhabitants in 2005,[2] and 241 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links
- Kolkhozashen at GEOnet Names Server
- A short documentary about the village on YouTube
Capital: Martuni | ||
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| Not under Artsakh control |
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