Vəng, Kalbajar Explained

Official Name:Vəng
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan#East Zangezur
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Kalbajar
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:136
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.1594°N 46.2856°W
Module:
Wikidata:yes
Marker:town
Zoom:14

Vang is a village in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. The Dadivank monastery is located in the village.

History

The village was located in the Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, coming under the control of ethnic Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in the early 1990s. The village subsequently became part of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as part of its Shahumyan Province, referred to as Dadivank (Armenian: Դադիվանք). It was returned to Azerbaijan as part of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement. After the withdrawal of Armenian forces from the region, the Dadivank monastery in the village was placed under the protection of Russian peacekeeping forces.[2]

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the monastery of Dadivank (Armenian: Դադիվանք) from between the 4th and 13th centuries, khachkars from between the 11th and 13th centuries, a winepress, chapel and fresco from the 13th century, and the 14th-century monument of St. Dadi (Armenian: Սուրբ Դադի|Surb Dadi).[1]

Demographics

The village had 94 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 136 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: 14 November 2020. Dadivank under protection of Russian peacekeepers. 14 November 2020. Armenpress.am.
  3. Web site: The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.