Gishi, Nagorno-Karabakh Explained

Gishi
Native Name:Գիշի
Official Name:Kiş
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Name2: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type3: District
Subdivision Name3:Khojavend
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:1,115
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.7753°N 47.0203°W

Gishi (Armenian: Գիշի, also, Armenian: Գիշ) or Kish (Azerbaijani: Kiş) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 18th/19th-century shrine of Voske Khach (Armenian: Ոսկե խաչ), and an 18th/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 secondary school, six shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 1,234 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 1,115 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.