Zardakhach

Zardakhach (Armenian: Զարդախաչ; Azerbaijani: Zardaxaç, also Zardakhan) is a village in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population before 2023 and in 1989.[2] Prior to 2023, it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as part of its claimed Martakert Province.

Zardakhach
Զարդախաչ
Zardaxaç
Zardakhach
Coordinates: 40°09′21″N 46°28′24″E
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKalbajar
Elevation
1,043 m (3,422 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total136
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

History

During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include an 18th/19th-century cemetery, and a 19th-century spring monument.[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a school, two shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 125 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 136 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

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. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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