Kolatak Explained

Official Name:Kolatağ
Kolatak
Native Name:Քոլատակ
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan#East Zangezur
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Type3: District
Subdivision Name3:Kalbajar
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:250
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.0031°N 46.6°W

Kolatak (hy|Քոլատակ; az|Kolatağ) is a village located in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population[2] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]

Situated on a mountain above the village is the Armenian monastery of Hakobavank, from between the 7th and 13th centuries.

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the monastery of Hakobavank (hy|Հակոբավանք; also known as the monastery of Metsaranits, Armenian: Մեծառանից) from between the 7th and 13th centuries, the fortress of Kachaghakaberd (hy|Կաչաղակաբերդ) in the mountains to the south - an important fortress in the medieval Armenian Principality of Khachen, the medieval fortress of Berdakar (hy|Բերդաքար), khachkars from between the 9th and 13th centuries, the church of Koshik Anapat (hy|Կոշիկ անապատ), the fortress of Isarantsots (hy|Իսարանցոց) and a cemetery from between the 12th and 13th centuries, a 13th-century church, the village of Alan Veran (hy|Ալան Վերան) and a cemetery from between the 16th and 18th centuries, the 17th-century Mandur Church (hy|Մանդուռի եկեղեցի|Manduri Yekeghetsi), the 17th/18th-century village of Hndzan (hy|Հնձան), a 19th-century oil mill, and a cave.[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 273 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 250 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. News: Sauer . Pjotr . 2 October 2023 . ‘It’s a ghost town’: UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled . en-GB . . 9 November 2023 . 0261-3077.
  4. Web site: The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.