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'''Chankatagh''' ({{lang-hy|Ճանկաթաղ}}, also ''Chankat’agh'', ''Dzhanyatag'', ''Janiatagh'', and ''Janyat’agh'') is a village in the [[Tartar District of Azerbaijan]], currently under the control of [[Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army|Armenian forces]].
'''Chankatagh''' ({{lang-hy|Ճանկաթաղ}}) or '''Janyatag''' ({{lang-az|Canyataq}}) is a village located in the [[Tartar District]] of [[Azerbaijan]], in the region of [[Nagorno-Karabakh]]. The village had an ethnic [[Armenians|Armenian]]-majority population before 2023 and in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://drugoivzgliad.com/karabach-mir-i-voina-a-zubov/ |title=Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война |author=Андрей Зубов |website=drugoivzgliad.com }}</ref>

== History ==
During the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] period, the village was a part of the [[Mardakert District (NKAO)|Mardakert District]] of the [[Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast]].

On September 20, 2023, 5 Russian peacekeepers were killed by the Azerbaijani military in the vicinity of the village.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The second time in three years Azerbaijani troops may have killed Russian peacekeepers, but Moscow is saving its ire for Armenia |url=https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/09/21/the-second-time-in-three-years |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=Meduza |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-21 |title=Азербайджан заявил о гибели шести российских миротворцев в Нагорном Карабахе |url=https://www.forbes.ru/society/496972-azerbajdzan-zaavil-o-gibeli-sesti-rossijskih-mirotvorcev-v-nagornom-karabahe |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=Forbes.ru |language=ru}}</ref>

== Historical heritage sites ==
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include tombs from the 1st century BCE, a medieval village and cemetery, a 13th-century [[khachkar]], St. George's Church ({{lang-hy|Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի|Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi}}) built in 1609, and a 17th-century chapel.<ref name="2015statistics"/>

== Economy and culture ==
The population is mainly engaged in [[agriculture]], [[animal husbandry]], and [[mining]]. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, three shops, and a medical centre.<ref name="2015statistics"/>

== Demographics ==
The village had 272 inhabitants in 2005,<ref name="2005nkrcensus">{{Cite web|url=http://census.stat-nkr.am/nkr/1-1.pdf|title=The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic|website=National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh|access-date=2021-01-17|archive-date=2011-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302100506/http://census.stat-nkr.am/nkr/1-1.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> and 385 inhabitants in 2015.<ref name="2015statistics"/>


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Latest revision as of 19:55, 3 July 2024

Chankatagh / Janyatag
Ճանկաթաղ / Canyataq
Coordinates: 40°08′19″N 46°46′09″E / 40.13861°N 46.76917°E / 40.13861; 46.76917
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictTartar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total385
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Chankatagh (Armenian: Ճանկաթաղ) or Janyatag (Azerbaijani: Canyataq) is a village located in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population before 2023 and in 1989.[2]

History

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

On September 20, 2023, 5 Russian peacekeepers were killed by the Azerbaijani military in the vicinity of the village.[3][4]

Historical heritage sites

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Historical heritage sites in and around the village include tombs from the 1st century BCE, a medieval village and cemetery, a 13th-century khachkar, St. George's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi) built in 1609, and a 17th-century chapel.[1]

Economy and culture

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

Demographics

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The village had 272 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 385 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. ^ "The second time in three years Azerbaijani troops may have killed Russian peacekeepers, but Moscow is saving its ire for Armenia". Meduza. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  4. ^ "Азербайджан заявил о гибели шести российских миротворцев в Нагорном Карабахе". Forbes.ru (in Russian). 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  5. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
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