Mkhitarashen / Mukhtar
Մխիթարաշեն / Muxtar | |
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  Mkhitarashen / Mukhtar | |
| Coordinates: 39°45′41″N 46°46′28″E / 39.76139°N 46.77444°E | |
| Country | 
Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Population (2015)
[1] | |
| • Total | 91 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( AZT) |
Mkhitarashen ( Armenian: Մխիթարաշեն) or Mukhtar ( Azerbaijani: Muxtar) is a village located in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The village was known as Mkhitarikend ( Armenian: Մխիթարիքենդ; Azerbaijani: Mxitarikənd; Russian: Мхитарикенд) during the Soviet period. [2]
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. The village has been administrated as part of the Askeran Province of the Republic of Artsakh after the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
There was some initial confusion regarding control of the village after the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, [3] [4] however, on 1 March 2021, the Armenian news organization CivilNet published a video report from the village, confirming continued Artsakh control. [5]
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 17th/18th-century cemetery and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin ( Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God'). [1] A monument in honor of the 18th-century Armenian satirist and fabulist Pele Pughi was built in 1976 between Mkihtarashen and Shosh. [6]
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, and a medical centre. Students study in the secondary school of the neighboring village of Shosh. [1]
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 90 inhabitants in 2005, [7] and 91 inhabitants in 2015. [1]
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A view of the village -
A sign reading "Mkhitarashen" in Armenian -
Janapar Trail sign in the village -
Monument to Pele Pughi -
Aid station -
WWII memorial
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Landmine Mapper. "Azerbaijan (& Nagorno Karabakh) Topographic Map 1:200,000 Russian Soviet Military". GigaPan.
- ^ "Prezident: Azərbaycan Ordusu daha 48 kəndi, 1 qəsəbəni işğaldan azad edib". report.az (in Azerbaijani). 2020-11-09.
- ^ "Опубликован список 121 населенного пункта в Арцахе, которые перешли под контроль Азербайджана". newsarmenia.am. 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Մխիթարաշեն․ Հունոտի կիրճից որբացած գյուղը". youtube.com. CivilNet. 1 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Pele Pughi Monument - Symbol of Humor and Joy of Artsakh People". armedia.am. 2020-06-06.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
Capital:
Askeran | ||
| Urban communities |  | |
| Rural communities |
| |
| Not under Artsakh control | ||
Mkhitarashen / Mukhtar
Մխիթարաշեն / Muxtar | |
|---|---|
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Mkhitarashen / Mukhtar | |
| Coordinates: 39°45′41″N 46°46′28″E / 39.76139°N 46.77444°E | |
| Country |
Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Population (2015)
[1] | |
| • Total | 91 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( AZT) |
Mkhitarashen ( Armenian: Մխիթարաշեն) or Mukhtar ( Azerbaijani: Muxtar) is a village located in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The village was known as Mkhitarikend ( Armenian: Մխիթարիքենդ; Azerbaijani: Mxitarikənd; Russian: Мхитарикенд) during the Soviet period. [2]
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. The village has been administrated as part of the Askeran Province of the Republic of Artsakh after the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
There was some initial confusion regarding control of the village after the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, [3] [4] however, on 1 March 2021, the Armenian news organization CivilNet published a video report from the village, confirming continued Artsakh control. [5]
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 17th/18th-century cemetery and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin ( Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God'). [1] A monument in honor of the 18th-century Armenian satirist and fabulist Pele Pughi was built in 1976 between Mkihtarashen and Shosh. [6]
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, and a medical centre. Students study in the secondary school of the neighboring village of Shosh. [1]
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 90 inhabitants in 2005, [7] and 91 inhabitants in 2015. [1]
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A view of the village
-
A sign reading "Mkhitarashen" in Armenian
-
Janapar Trail sign in the village
-
Monument to Pele Pughi
-
Aid station
-
WWII memorial
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Landmine Mapper. "Azerbaijan (& Nagorno Karabakh) Topographic Map 1:200,000 Russian Soviet Military". GigaPan.
- ^ "Prezident: Azərbaycan Ordusu daha 48 kəndi, 1 qəsəbəni işğaldan azad edib". report.az (in Azerbaijani). 2020-11-09.
- ^ "Опубликован список 121 населенного пункта в Арцахе, которые перешли под контроль Азербайджана". newsarmenia.am. 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Մխիթարաշեն․ Հունոտի կիրճից որբացած գյուղը". youtube.com. CivilNet. 1 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Pele Pughi Monument - Symbol of Humor and Joy of Artsakh People". armedia.am. 2020-06-06.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
Capital:
Askeran | ||
| Urban communities | | |
| Rural communities |
| |
| Not under Artsakh control | ||