Arpagədik Explained

Arpagadik / Arpagetik
Native Name:Arpagədik / Արփագետիկ
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan#Karabakh
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Khojavend
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:24
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.5556°N 46.7067°W

Arpagadik (Azerbaijani: Arpagədik) or Arpagetik (Armenian: Արփագետիկ) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Toponymy

The village was historically also known as Karing (Armenian: Քարինգ).

History

During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Hadrut District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. After the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village was administrated as part of the Hadrut Province of the Republic of Artsakh. The village was captured by Azerbaijan during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Demographics

The village had 24 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015). Hakob Ghahramanyan.