Susanlyg / Mokhrenes
Susanlıq / Մոխրենես | |
|---|---|
 The monastery church of Okhty Drni | |
  Susanlyg / Mokhrenes | |
| Coordinates: 39°34′10″N 46°55′47″E / 39.56944°N 46.92972°E | |
| Country | 
Azerbaijan |
| District | Khojavend |
| Population (2015)
[1] | |
| • Total | 180 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( AZT) |
Susanlyg ( Azerbaijani: Susanlıq) or Mokhrenes ( Armenian: Մոխրենես) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989. [2]
History
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Hadrut District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. After the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village was administrated as part of the Hadrut Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village came under the control of Azerbaijan during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. [3] Subsequently, the 18th-century Armenian St. Sargis Church of the village was destroyed by Azerbaijan between March-July 2022. [4]
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 5th/6th-century monastery church of Okhty Drni ( Armenian: Օխտը դռնի, lit. 'Seven Doors'), a 10th/11th-century khachkar, a 13th-century bridge, an 18th/19th-century cemetery, and the church of Surb Sargis ( Armenian: Սուրբ Սարգիս) built in 1840. [1] St. Sargis church was destroyed between March and July 2022. [5]
Demographics
The village had 212 inhabitants in 2005, [6] and 180 inhabitants in 2015. [1]
Gallery
![Khachkar near the monastery church of Okhty Drni with an inscription from 1044[7]](/info/en/?search=File:%D4%BD%D5%A1%D5%B9%D6%84%D5%A1%D6%80_%D5%95%D5%AD%D5%BF%D5%A8_%D5%A5%D5%B2%D6%81%D5%B8%D6%82_%D5%BF%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%AE%D6%84%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B4.jpg)
References
- ^ a b c Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ "Azərbaycanın işğaldan azad edilmiş şəhər və kəndləri" [Liberated cities and villages of Azerbaijan]. TRT Azerbaijani (in Azerbaijani). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Lori Khatchadourian; Ian Lindsay; Adam T. Smith; Husik Ghulyan (June 2023). "Caucasus Heritage Watch Monitoring Report #5". Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Cornell University. p. 37.
- ^ "Report shows near-total erasure of Armenian heritage sites". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
- ^ "Մոխրենեսի "Օխտը դռնի" վանքը". monumentwatch.org.
External links
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Susanlyg / Mokhrenes
Susanlıq / Մոխրենես | |
|---|---|
|
The monastery church of Okhty Drni | |
Susanlyg / Mokhrenes | |
| Coordinates: 39°34′10″N 46°55′47″E / 39.56944°N 46.92972°E | |
| Country |
Azerbaijan |
| District | Khojavend |
| Population (2015)
[1] | |
| • Total | 180 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 ( AZT) |
Susanlyg ( Azerbaijani: Susanlıq) or Mokhrenes ( Armenian: Մոխրենես) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989. [2]
History
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Hadrut District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. After the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village was administrated as part of the Hadrut Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village came under the control of Azerbaijan during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. [3] Subsequently, the 18th-century Armenian St. Sargis Church of the village was destroyed by Azerbaijan between March-July 2022. [4]
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 5th/6th-century monastery church of Okhty Drni ( Armenian: Օխտը դռնի, lit. 'Seven Doors'), a 10th/11th-century khachkar, a 13th-century bridge, an 18th/19th-century cemetery, and the church of Surb Sargis ( Armenian: Սուրբ Սարգիս) built in 1840. [1] St. Sargis church was destroyed between March and July 2022. [5]
Demographics
The village had 212 inhabitants in 2005, [6] and 180 inhabitants in 2015. [1]
Gallery
References
- ^ a b c Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ "Azərbaycanın işğaldan azad edilmiş şəhər və kəndləri" [Liberated cities and villages of Azerbaijan]. TRT Azerbaijani (in Azerbaijani). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Lori Khatchadourian; Ian Lindsay; Adam T. Smith; Husik Ghulyan (June 2023). "Caucasus Heritage Watch Monitoring Report #5". Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies: Cornell University. p. 37.
- ^ "Report shows near-total erasure of Armenian heritage sites". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
- ^ "Մոխրենեսի "Օխտը դռնի" վանքը". monumentwatch.org.
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