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Coordinates: 40°08′19″N 46°46′09″E / 40.13861°N 46.76917°E / 40.13861; 46.76917
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'''Chankatagh''' ({{lang-hy|Ճանկաթաղ}}) or '''Janyatag''' ({{lang-az|Canyataq}}) is a village ''[[de facto]]'' in the [[Martakert Province]] of the [[Political status of Nagorno-Karabakh|breakaway]] [[Republic of Artsakh]], ''[[de jure]]'' in the [[Tartar District]] of [[Azerbaijan]], in the disputed region of [[Nagorno-Karabakh]]. The village has an ethnic [[Armenians|Armenian]]-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority 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>
'''Chankatagh''' ({{lang-hy|Ճանկաթաղ}}) or '''Janyatag''' ({{lang-az|Canyataq}}) is a village located in the [[Tartar District]] of [[Azerbaijan]], in the disputed region of [[Nagorno-Karabakh]]. The village has an ethnic [[Armenians|Armenian]]-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority 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 ==
== History ==

Revision as of 23:48, 24 November 2023

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 disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

History

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

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, romanizedSurb Gevorg Yekeghetsi) built in 1609, and a 17th-century chapel.[1]

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.[1]

Demographics

The village had 272 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 385 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References

  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.