Nakhichevanik Explained

Nakhichevanik
Native Name:Նախիջևանիկ
Official Name:Naxçıvanlı
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Name2: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type3: District
Subdivision Name3:Khojaly
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:222
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.9078°N 46.8706°W
Elevation M:775

Nakhichevanik (Armenian: Նախիջևանիկ|Nakhijevanik) or Nakhchivanly (Azerbaijani: Naxçıvanlı) is a village located in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

History

The modern village was founded in the 15th century.[3] During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran 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 abandoned village of Varder from between the 16th and 19th centuries, the 17th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God), and an 18th/19th-century cemetery.[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, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 211 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 222 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

Notable people

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. Book: Kiesling. Brady. Raffi. Kojian. 2019. Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh. 3rd. Armeniapedia Publishing.
  4. Web site: The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
  5. Web site: Карахан Николай Георгиевич . «СОВКОМ».