Mets Shen, Martakert Explained

Official Name:Mets Shen / Ulu Garabey
Native Name:Մեծ Շեն / Ulu Qarabəy
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Type3: District
Subdivision Name3:Tartar
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:341
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.2156°N 46.7069°W

Mets Shen (Armenian: Մեծ Շեն) or Ulu Garabey (Azerbaijani: Ulu Qarabəy) 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]

History

During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Mardakert 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, the medieval fortress of Dzoratap (Armenian: Ձորատափ), a 17th-century khachkar, and the 17th-century St. George's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի|Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi).[1]

Economy and culture

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

Demographics

The village had 322 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 341 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.