Varazabun Explained

Official Name:	Varazabun / Aranzamin
Native Name:	Վարազաբուն / Aranzəmin
Pushpin Map:	Azerbaijan#Karabakh
Pushpin Mapsize:	300
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	District
Subdivision Name1:	Khojaly
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population As Of:	2015
Population Total:	38
Timezone:	AZT
Utc Offset:	+4
Coordinates:	39.8944°N 46.8922°W

Varazabun (Armenian: Վարազաբուն) or Aranzamin (Armenian: Արանզամին; Azerbaijani: Aranzəmin) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. Prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive, it was de facto controlled by the Republic of Artsakh.^[2]

History

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

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. The village is part of the community of Vardadzor.^[1]

Demographics

The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 25 inhabitants in 2005,^[3] and 38 inhabitants in 2015.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015). Hakob Ghahramanyan.
2. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/28/nagorno-karabakh-separatist-government-says-dissolve-azerbaijan-armenia Nagorno-Karabakh’s breakaway government says it will dissolve itself, The Guardian, 28 Sep 2023, retrieved on 10 Nov 2023
3. Web site: The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.