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Chankatagh Latitude and Longitude:

40°08′19″N 46°46′09″E / 40.13861°N 46.76917°E / 40.13861; 46.76917
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Chankatagh / Janyatag
Ճանկաթաղ / Canyataq
Coordinates: 40°08′19″N 46°46′09″E / 40.13861°N 46.76917°E / 40.13861; 46.76917
Country  Azerbaijan
 • District Tartar
Population
 (2015) [1]
 • Total385
Time zone UTC+4 ( AZT)

Chankatagh ( Armenian: Ճանկաթաղ) or Janyatag ( Azerbaijani: Canyataq) is a village located in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population before 2023 and in 1989. [2]

History

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

On September 20, 2023, 5 Russian peacekeepers were killed by the Azerbaijani military in the vicinity of the village. [3] [4]

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include tombs from the 1st century BCE, a medieval village and cemetery, a 13th-century khachkar, St. George's Church ( Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, romanizedSurb Gevorg Yekeghetsi) built in 1609, and a 17th-century chapel. [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 house of culture, a secondary school, three shops, and a medical centre. [1]

Demographics

The village had 272 inhabitants in 2005, [5] and 385 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. ^ "The second time in three years Azerbaijani troops may have killed Russian peacekeepers, but Moscow is saving its ire for Armenia". Meduza. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  4. ^ "Азербайджан заявил о гибели шести российских миротворцев в Нагорном Карабахе". Forbes.ru (in Russian). 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  5. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2021-01-17.

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