Kərkənc Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qarabağ münaqişəsi ucbatından kəndlərini bir-birilə dəyişən ermənilər və azərbaycanlılar . . 16 June 2018 . bbc.com . BBC Azeri Service . 12 January 2021 .
  2. http://ge.boell.org/sites/default/files/village_exchange_publication.pdf BEYOND THE KARABAKH CONFLICT: The Story of Village Exchange - book about the population swap by Sevil Huseynova, Arsen Hakobyan, & Sergey Rumyantsev
  3. http://www.akademiai.com/content/6711505030k5j07w/ Arsen Hakobyan's article on the village exchange