Hovsepavan
Հովսեփավան | |
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Coordinates: 39°55′01.5″N 46°45′42.4″E / 39.917083°N 46.761778°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
• District | Khojaly |
Population (2015)
[1] | |
• Total | 176 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( AZT) |
Hovsepavan ( Armenian: Հովսեփավան) is a village located in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Prior to 2024, it was claimed by the Republic of Artsakh.
Hovsepavan was founded during the period of the Karabakh movement in Nagorno-Karabakh. [2] During the Soviet period, the area around the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
After the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Artsakh launched the construction of a new residential area for 92 displaced families in the village. [3]
Hovsepavan is situated on the flatlands, 9 km to the west of Askeran, the regional centre, and 15 km to the north of Stepanakert, the capital of Artsakh. [4]
The population of the village is mostly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, with the majority of the village lands being agricultural. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a school, and a medical centre. [4] [1]
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 128 inhabitants in 2005, [5] and 176 inhabitants in 2015. [1]
Hovsepavan
Հովսեփավան | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 39°55′01.5″N 46°45′42.4″E / 39.917083°N 46.761778°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
• District | Khojaly |
Population (2015)
[1] | |
• Total | 176 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( AZT) |
Hovsepavan ( Armenian: Հովսեփավան) is a village located in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Prior to 2024, it was claimed by the Republic of Artsakh.
Hovsepavan was founded during the period of the Karabakh movement in Nagorno-Karabakh. [2] During the Soviet period, the area around the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
After the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Artsakh launched the construction of a new residential area for 92 displaced families in the village. [3]
Hovsepavan is situated on the flatlands, 9 km to the west of Askeran, the regional centre, and 15 km to the north of Stepanakert, the capital of Artsakh. [4]
The population of the village is mostly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, with the majority of the village lands being agricultural. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a school, and a medical centre. [4] [1]
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 128 inhabitants in 2005, [5] and 176 inhabitants in 2015. [1]