Ghazarahogh

Ghazarahogh
Ղազարահող
Gazarahox
Ghazarahogh is located in Azerbaijan
Ghazarahogh
Ghazarahogh
Location within Azerbaijan
Ghazarahogh is located in East Zangezur Economic Region
Ghazarahogh
Ghazarahogh
Location within East Zangezur Economic Region
Coordinates: 40°07′53.7″N 46°37′24.7″E / 40.131583°N 46.623528°E / 40.131583; 46.623528
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKalbajar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
74
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Ghazarahogh (Armenian: Ղազարահող; Azerbaijani: Gazarahox) is a village located in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population[2] until the expulsion of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]

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 a medieval village, church, chapel and cemetery.[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, and mining. The village is part of the community of Poghosagomer.[1]

Demographics

The village had 75 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 74 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. ↑ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20.
  3. ↑ Sauer, Pjotr (2 October 2023). "'It's a ghost town': UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2021-01-17.


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