Kochoghot

Kochoghot
Կոճողոտ
Yayıcı
Kochoghot is located in Azerbaijan
Kochoghot
Kochoghot
Location within Azerbaijan
Kochoghot is located in East Zangezur Economic Region
Kochoghot
Kochoghot
Location within East Zangezur Economic Region
Coordinates: 40°07′31″N 46°34′33″E / 40.12528°N 46.57583°E / 40.12528; 46.57583
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictAghdara
Elevation
1,053 m (3,455 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
547
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Kochoghot (Armenian: Կոճողոտ) or Yayiji (Azerbaijani: Yayıcı) is a village located in the Aghdara 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 tombs from the 2nd–1st millennia BCE, a 13th-century village and cemetery, and the 17th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God').[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, and mining. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, 11 shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 534 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 547 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.
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