Krasni, Nagorno-Karabakh
Krasni (Armenian: Քռասնի) or Daghdaghan (Azerbaijani: Dağdağan) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population before 2023 and in 1989.[2] It was under the de facto control of breakaway Republic of Artsakh until the Azerbaijani takeover of the region in 2023.[3]
Krasni / Daghdaghan
Քռասնի / Dağdağan | |
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Krasni / Daghdaghan Krasni / Daghdaghan | |
| Coordinates: 39°47′52″N 46°49′18″E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Elevation | 962 m (3,156 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 243 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
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 a 19th-century church and cemetery.[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]
Gallery
- Landscape
- Lake near the village
- Museum
- Road leading to the village
- World War II Monument
References
- Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- Nagorno-Karabakh’s breakaway government says it will dissolve itself, The Guardian, 28 Sep 2023, archieved on 15 Nov 2023
- "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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