Garnakar, Nagorno-Karabakh Explained

Official Name:Garnakar / Chormanly
Native Name:Գառնաքար / Çormanlı
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan#East Zangezur
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Type3: District
Subdivision Name3:Kalbajar
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:161
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.035°N 46.5681°W
Elevation M:964

Garnakar (Armenian: Գառնաքար) or Chormanly (Azerbaijani: Çormanlı) is a village that is located in the Kalbajar 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 part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 9th-century Hamami Church (Armenian: Համամի եկեղեցի|Hamami Yekeghetsi), the church of Hangats (Armenian: Հանգած) from between the 11th and 13th centuries, the fortress of Natarin (Armenian: Նատարին) or Ded (Armenian: Դեդ), the church of Mughdusi (Armenian: Մուղդուսի), two villages – one of them named Hamami Dzor (Armenian: Համամի ձոր), a cemetery and khachkars from between the 12th and the 13th centuries, the Mughdusi Cave, and an 18th/19th-century cemetery.[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 124 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 161 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015). Hakob Ghahramanyan.
  2. Web site: Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война . Андрей Зубов . drugoivzgliad.com . 2020-12-12 . 2020-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020150302/https://drugoivzgliad.com/karabach-mir-i-voina-a-zubov/ . dead .
  3. Web site: The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.