Kanach Tala, Nagorno-Karabakh Explained

Official Name:Kanach Tala / Goytala
Native Name:Կանաչ Թալա / Göytala
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Type3: District
Subdivision Name3:Shusha
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:16
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.6783°N 46.6151°W

Kanach Tala (Armenian: Կանաչ Թալա) or Goytala (Azerbaijani: Göytala) is a village located in the Shusha District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an Azerbaijani-majority population before they fled the fighting of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.[2]

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include tombs from the 2nd–1st millennia BCE, a 12th/13th-century village, and a 19th-century cemetery.[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. The village is a part of the community of Yeghtsahogh.[1]

Demographics

The village had 9 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 16 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 .
  3. Web site: The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.