Mokhratagh / Kichik Garabey
Մոխրաթաղ / Kiçik Qarabəy | |
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Coordinates: 40°12′50″N 46°45′11″E / 40.21389°N 46.75306°E | |
Country | ![]() |
• District | Tartar |
Elevation | 760 m (2,490 ft) |
Population (2015)
[1] | |
• Total | 341 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( AZT) |
Mokhratagh ( Armenian: Մոխրաթաղ) or Kichik Garabey ( Azerbaijani: Kiçik Qarabəy) is a village located in the Tartar 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 the 12th-century church of Iny Masants ( Armenian: Ինը Մասանց), rebuilt in 1881, a medieval cemetery, and the church of Surb Astvatsatsin ( Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1883. [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 secondary school, three shops, and a medical centre. [1]
The village had 345 inhabitants in 2005, [3] and 341 inhabitants in 2015. [1]