Shahmasur, Nagorno-Karabakh Explained

Official Name:Shahmasur / Shahmansurlu
Native Name:Շահմասուր / Şahmansurlu
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:148
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.0594°N 46.5844°W
Elevation M:1110

Shahmasur (Armenian: Շահմասուր) or Shahmansurlu (Azerbaijani: Şahmansurlu) is a village 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 a cemetery from between the 11th and 13th centuries, the 12th/13th-century church of Khachin Dzor (Armenian: Խաչին ձոր), an 18th/19th-century cemetery, a 19th-century church, and a 19th-century spring monument.[1]

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 school, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 139 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 148 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 .
  3. Web site: The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.