Myurishen
Myurishen
Մյուրիշեն | |
|---|---|
| Mirikənd | |
 WWII memorial in Myurishen | |
  Myurishen  Myurishen | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′33″N 46°55′10″E / 39.84250°N 46.91944°E / 39.84250; 46.91944 | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojavend |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 160 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Myurishen (Armenian: Մյուրիշեն, also Mirushen, Միրուշեն) or Mirikend (Azerbaijani: Mirikənd) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
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 a cemetery from between the 15th and 17th centuries, the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1869, and a 19th-century watermill.[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 200 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 160 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.
External links
- Myurishen 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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