Shahmasur / Shahmansurlu
Շահմասուր / Şahmansurlu | |
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Coordinates: 40°03′34″N 46°35′04″E / 40.05944°N 46.58444°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
• District | Kalbajar |
Elevation | 1,110 m (3,640 ft) |
Population (2015)
[1] | |
• Total | 148 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( AZT) |
Shahmasur ( Armenian: Շահմասուր) or Shahmansurlu ( Azerbaijani: Şahmansurlu) is a village located in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989. [2]
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a cemetery from between the 11th and 13th centuries, the 12th/13th-century church of Khachin Dzor ( Armenian: Խաչին ձոր), an 18th/19th-century cemetery, a 19th-century church, and a 19th-century spring monument. [1]
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a school, and a medical centre. [1]
The village had 139 inhabitants in 2005, [3] and 148 inhabitants in 2015. [1]