Kərkənc | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Native Name: | ՔերքենջKerkenj |
Pushpin Map: | Azerbaijan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Azerbaijan |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Shamakhi |
Population Total: | 731 |
Timezone: | AZT |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 40.5836°N 48.5675°W |
Kərkənc (; Armenian: Քերքենջ|Kerkenj) is a village and municipality in the Shamakhi District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 731. Until 1989 it was predominantly populated by ethnic Armenians. Between May and July 1989 the Armenian population of Karkanj were subject to an unusual village exchange with the then-Azerbaijani population of Gizil Shafag (now known as Dzyunashogh) in Armenia.[1] [2] [3]