| Hovsepavan | |
| Native Name: | Հովսեփավան |
| Pushpin Map: | Azerbaijan |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type2: | Country |
| Subdivision Name2: |  Azerbaijan |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Khojaly |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 176 |
| Timezone: | AZT |
| Utc Offset: | +4 |
| Coordinates: | 39.9171°N 46.7618°W |
Hovsepavan (Armenian: Հովսեփավան) is a village located in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Prior to 2024, it was claimed by the Republic of Artsakh.
Hovsepavan was founded during the period of the Karabakh movement in Nagorno-Karabakh.[2] During the Soviet period, the area around the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
After the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Artsakh launched the construction of a new residential area for 92 displaced families in the village.[3]
Hovsepavan is situated on the flatlands, 9 km to the west of Askeran, the regional centre, and 15 km to the north of Stepanakert, the capital of Artsakh.
The population of the village is mostly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, with the majority of the village lands being agricultural. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a school, and a medical centre.[4] [1]
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 128 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 176 inhabitants in 2015.[1]