Dahraz Explained

Dahraz
Native Name:Դահրազ
Official Name:Dəhrəz
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:5
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.8708°N 46.8717°W

Dahraz (Armenian: Դահրազ; Azerbaijani: Dəhrəz) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan. It was under the de facto control of breakaway state the Republic of Artsakh until the Azerbaijani offensive in the region in 2023.[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 Sarnaghbyur.[1]

Demographics

The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 8 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 5 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://web.archive.org/web/20231115231542/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, archieved on 15 Nov 2023
  3. Web site: The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.