Yeni Kərki | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Azerbaijan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Azerbaijan |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous republic |
Subdivision Name1: | Nakhchivan |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kangarli |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Total: | 380 |
Timezone: | AZT |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Coordinates: | 39.31°N 45.2217°W |
Yeni Kərki is a village and the least populous municipality in the Kangarli District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan.
It is located near to the Nakhchivan-Sharur highway, 14 km (9 miles) in the north-east from the district center. Its population is mainly busy with animal husbandry. There is a secondary school, club, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 380.[1]
Yeni Kərki (New Karki) was founded by refugees from the village of Karki in the Sadarak District, which was occupied by Armenia on 19 January 1990, during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.[2] [3] [4]