Spitakashen | |
Native Name: | Սպիտակաշեն |
Other Name: | Ağkənd |
Pushpin Map: | Azerbaijan#Karabakh |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Khojavend |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Total: | 453 |
Timezone: | AZT |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 39.8233°N 47.0178°W |
Elevation M: | 687 |
Spitakashen (Armenian: Սպիտակաշեն) or Aghkend (Azerbaijani: Ağkənd) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
The village's name means "white village" in both Armenian and Azerbaijani.
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 13th-century Holy Savior Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ Եկեղեցի|Surb Amenaprkich Yekeghetsi) and a 13th-century cemetery.[1]
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]
The village had 437 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 453 inhabitants in 2015.[1]