Yemishchan Explained

Yemishchan
Native Name:Եմիշճան
Other Name:Yemişcan
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:178
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.8308°N 47.0108°W
Elevation M:794

Yemishchan (Armenian: Եմիշճան; Azerbaijani: Yemişcan, also Yemishjan) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

History

During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 19th-century St. Stephen's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի|Surb Stepanos 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 school, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 194 inhabitants in 2005,[2] and 178 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: The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.