Mədrəsə
Մատրասա • Matrasa | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 40°36′53″N 48°33′51″E / 40.61472°N 48.56417°E | |
Country | ![]() |
District | Shamakhi |
Population (2008)
[1] | |
• Total | 2,597 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( AZT) |
Mədrəsə (Madrasa; Armenian: Մատրասա, romanized: Matrasa) is a village and municipality in the Shamakhi District of Azerbaijan. This village had a generally homogeneous Armenian population in 1918 and maintained a significant Armenian presence up until the forced exodus of Armenians from Azerbaijan in 1988. [2] [3] It has a population of 2,597.
Madrasa was home to one of the last two Armeno-Tat communities in Azerbaijan, until they were expelled in the 1990s.
It is the origin of the Madrasa grape, which is still cultivated locally and internationally for winemaking.
Mədrəsə
Մատրասա • Matrasa | |
---|---|
Municipality | |
Coordinates: 40°36′53″N 48°33′51″E / 40.61472°N 48.56417°E | |
Country | ![]() |
District | Shamakhi |
Population (2008)
[1] | |
• Total | 2,597 |
Time zone | UTC+4 ( AZT) |
Mədrəsə (Madrasa; Armenian: Մատրասա, romanized: Matrasa) is a village and municipality in the Shamakhi District of Azerbaijan. This village had a generally homogeneous Armenian population in 1918 and maintained a significant Armenian presence up until the forced exodus of Armenians from Azerbaijan in 1988. [2] [3] It has a population of 2,597.
Madrasa was home to one of the last two Armeno-Tat communities in Azerbaijan, until they were expelled in the 1990s.
It is the origin of the Madrasa grape, which is still cultivated locally and internationally for winemaking.