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Tsmakahogh

Coordinates: 40°03′32.4″N 46°35′02.7″E / 40.059000°N 46.584083°E / 40.059000; 46.584083
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Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend
Ծմակահող / Bazarkənd
St. Stephen's Church (1229) near Tsmakahogh
St. Stephen's Church (1229) near Tsmakahogh
Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend is located in Azerbaijan
Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend
Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend
Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend is located in East Zangezur Economic Region
Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend
Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend
Coordinates: 40°03′32.4″N 46°35′02.7″E / 40.059000°N 46.584083°E / 40.059000; 46.584083
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKalbajar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
261
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Tsmakahogh (Armenian: Ծմակահող) or Bazarkend (Azerbaijani: Bazarkənd) is a village in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population[2] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]

History

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

Historical heritage sites

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Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 12th/13th-century cemetery, St. Stephen's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի, romanizedSurb Stepanos Yekeghetsi) built in 1229, and the 13th-century Mamkan Church (Armenian: Մամքան Եկեղեցի).[1]

Economy and culture

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The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a school, two shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

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The village had 228 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 261 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  3. ^ Sauer, Pjotr (2 October 2023). "'It's a ghost town': UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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