Kmkadzor, Nagorno-Karabakh Explained

Official Name:Kmkadzor / Megrelalay
Native Name:Քմքաձոր / Meqrelalay
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Type3: District
Subdivision Name3:Tartar
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:116
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.2446°N 46.7368°W

Kmkadzor (Armenian: Քմքաձոր) or Megrelalay (Azerbaijani: Meqrelalay) is a village that is located in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population before 2023 and in 1989.[2]

Toponymy

The village was known as Mingrelsk (Russian: Мингрельск) during the Soviet period.[3]

History

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

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, and mining. The village is part of the community of Maghavuz.[1]

Demographics

The village had 75 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 116 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: Azerbaijan (& Nagorno Karabakh) Topographic Map 1:200,000 Russian Soviet Military. Landmine Mapper. GigaPan.
  4. Web site: The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.