Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend
Ծմակահող / Bazarkənd | |
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.jpg) St. Stephen's Church (1229) near Tsmakahogh | |
  Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend  Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend | |
| Coordinates: 40°03′32.4″N 46°35′02.7″E / 40.059000°N 46.584083°E | |
| Country | 
Azerbaijan |
| • District | Kalbajar |
| Population (2015)
[1] | |
| • Total | 261 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( AZT) |
Tsmakahogh ( Armenian: Ծմակահող) or Bazarkend ( Azerbaijani: Bazarkənd) is a village in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an Armenian majority in 1989. [2]
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 a 12th/13th-century cemetery, St. Stephen's Church ( Armenian: Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Stepanos Yekeghetsi) built in 1229, and the 13th-century Mamkan Church ( Armenian: Մամքան Եկեղեցի). [1]
Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a school, two shops, and a medical centre. [1]
Demographics
The village had 228 inhabitants in 2005, [3] and 261 inhabitants in 2015. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links
Capital:
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