Kochoghot

Kochoghot
Կոճողոտ
Yayıcı
Kochoghot is located in Azerbaijan
Kochoghot
Kochoghot
Kochoghot is located in East Zangezur Economic Region
Kochoghot
Kochoghot
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 exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh 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. ^ 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. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.