Məmməddərə Explained

Official Name:Mammaddara / Mariamadzor
Native Name:Məmməddərə / Մարիամաձոր
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Khojavend
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:245
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.5725°N 47.0019°W

Mammaddara (Azerbaijani: Məmməddərə) or Mariamadzor (Armenian: Մարիամաձոր) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

History

During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Hadrut District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. After the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village was administrated as part of the Hadrut Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village came under the control of Azerbaijan on 15 October 2020, during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a cemetery and khachkar from between the 16th and 19th centuries, and the church of St. Minas (Armenian: Սուրբ Մինաս|Surb Minas) built in 1601.[1]

Demographics

The village had 258 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 245 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.