Khachen, Nagorno-Karabakh

For the medieval Armenian principality, see Principality of Khachen.
Khachen / Seyidbeyli
Խաչեն / Seyidbəyli
A view of Khachen
A view of Khachen
Khachen / Seyidbeyli is located in Azerbaijan
Khachen / Seyidbeyli
Khachen / Seyidbeyli
Khachen / Seyidbeyli is located in Karabakh Economic Region
Khachen / Seyidbeyli
Khachen / Seyidbeyli
Coordinates: 39°59′05″N 46°41′42″E / 39.98472°N 46.69500°E / 39.98472; 46.69500
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Elevation
958 m (3,143 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
332
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Khachen (Armenian: Խաչեն) or Seyidbeyli (Azerbaijani: Seyidbəyli) is a village in the Khojaly 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 exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]

Toponymy

The village was known as Seyidishen (Russian: Сеидишен) during the Soviet period.[4][5]

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 12th/13th-century fortress of Kachaghakaberd in the mountains to the west, a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the 13th-century St. Stephen's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Stepanos Yekeghetsi), the 13th/14th-century monastery of Ptkes Berk (Armenian: Պտկես բերք), an 18th-century village, and the 19th-century St. John's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Հովհաննես եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Hovhannes Yekeghetsi).[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, a kindergarten and a medical centre. The community of Khachen includes the village of Urakhach.[1]

Demographics

The village had 369 inhabitants in 2005,[6] and 332 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • Mountains near Khachen
    Mountains near Khachen
  • The Khachenaget river which demarcates the boundary between the provinces of Askeran and Martakert
    The Khachenaget river which demarcates the boundary between the provinces of Askeran and Martakert

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ 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. ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikasının bəzi yaşayış məntəqələrinin tarixi adlarının bərpası və dəqiqləşdirilməsi haqqında". e-qanun.az. 29 December 1992. Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. ^ Landmine Mapper. "Azerbaijan (& Nagorno Karabakh) Topographic Map 1:200,000 Russian Soviet Military". GigaPan.
  6. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.