Khnatsakh, Nagorno-Karabakh

For the village in Armenia, see Khnatsakh.
Khnatsakh / Khanyurdu
Խնածախ / Xanyurdu
Khnatsakh / Khanyurdu is located in Azerbaijan
Khnatsakh / Khanyurdu
Khnatsakh / Khanyurdu
Khnatsakh / Khanyurdu is located in Karabakh Economic Region
Khnatsakh / Khanyurdu
Khnatsakh / Khanyurdu
Coordinates: 39°50′49″N 46°44′20″E / 39.84694°N 46.73889°E / 39.84694; 46.73889
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
684
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Khnatsakh (Armenian: Խնածախ) or Khanyurdu (Azerbaijani: Xanyurdu) 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] The village is located to the immediate north of the city of Stepanakert.

History

St. Astvatsatsin Church of Khnatsakh

The modern village was founded in 1770 by settlers from the village of Khnatsakh in the Syunik region of Armenia.[4] 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 the 12th/13th-century village of Kghategh (Armenian: Քղատեղ), a 13th-century khachkar, the 17th/18th-century shrine of Parur (Armenian: Պարուր), an 18th/19th-century cemetery, and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God').[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, as well as in different state institutions. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 592 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 684 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • WWII monument
    WWII monument
  • St. Astvatsatsin Church
    St. Astvatsatsin Church
  • Entrance to the village, sign reading "Khnatsakh" in Cyrillic script
    Entrance to the village, sign reading "Khnatsakh" in Cyrillic script
  • Municipal building
    Municipal building
  • School
    School
  • Cemetery
    Cemetery

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. ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2019). Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh (3rd ed.). Armeniapedia Publishing.
  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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