Sarushen, Nagorno-Karabakh

Sarushen (Armenian: Սարուշեն) or Daghyurd (Azerbaijani: Dağyurd) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority 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]

Sarushen / Daghyurd
Սարուշեն / Dağyurd
Pirumashen Church in Sarushen
Sarushen / Daghyurd
Sarushen / Daghyurd
Coordinates: 39°43′20″N 46°54′20″E
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Elevation
1,095 m (3,593 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total378
Time zoneUTC+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 12th/13th-century khachkar, the 17th-century church of Pirumashen (Armenian: Փիրումաշեն), restored in 2014 (possibly originating from as early as the 12th/13th century[4]), the 18th/19th-century village of Pirumashen (Փիրումաշեն), an 18th/19th-century cemetery, and the 19th-century church of Surb Amenaprkich (Armenian: Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ, lit. 'Holy Savior').[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, four shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 388 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 378 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • Sign in Armenian reading "Sarushen"
  • WWII monument
  • Pirumashen Church

References
  1. Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  3. Nagorno-Karabakh’s breakaway government says it will dissolve itself, The Guardian, 28 Sep 2023, archieved on 15 Nov 2023
  4. "The Churches of Artsakh". St. Nersess Armenian Seminary.
  5. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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