Sarnaghbyur, Nagorno-Karabakh
Sarnaghbyur / Aghbulag
Սառնաղբյուր / Ağbulaq | |
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  Sarnaghbyur / Aghbulag  Sarnaghbyur / Aghbulag | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′33″N 46°53′49″E / 39.87583°N 46.89694°E / 39.87583; 46.89694 | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 107 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Sarnaghbyur (Armenian: Սառնաղբյուր) or Aghbulag (Azerbaijani: Ağbulaq) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. Prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive, it was de facto controlled by the Republic of Artsakh as a village in its Askeran Province. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
History
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include an 18th/19th-century cemetery, the cave-shrine of Htsut (Armenian: Հցուտ), and St. George's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi) built in 1875.[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, and a medical centre. The community of Sarnaghbyur includes the village of Dahraz.[1]
Demographics
The village had 97 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 107 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Gallery
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Scenery around the village
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
- Sarnaghbyur, Nagorno-Karabakh at GEOnet Names Server
Capital: Askeran | ||
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| Not under Artsakh control | ||
