Machkalashen
Մաճկալաշեն | |
|---|---|
| Cütcü | |
  Machkalashen | |
| Coordinates: 39°41′38″N 47°01′44″E / 39.69389°N 47.02889°E | |
| Country | 
Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojavend |
| Population (2015)
[1] | |
| • Total | 546 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( AZT) |
Machkalashen ( Armenian: Մաճկալաշեն; Azerbaijani: Cütcü) is a village located in the Khojavend 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] The Amaras Monastery is located close to the village.
History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, a kindergarten, and a medical centre. [1]
Demographics
The village had 593 inhabitants in 2005, [3] and 546 inhabitants in 2015. [1]
References
- ^ a b c 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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| Not under Artsakh control |
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