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'''Chankatagh''' ({{lang-hy|Ճանկաթաղ}}) or '''Janyatag''' ({{lang-az|Canyataq}}) is a village located in the [[Tartar District]] of [[Azerbaijan]], in the |
'''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> |
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== History == |
== History == |
Revision as of 02:31, 8 June 2024
Chankatagh / Janyatag
Ճանկաթաղ / Canyataq | |
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Coordinates: 40°08′19″N 46°46′09″E / 40.13861°N 46.76917°E | |
Country | ![]() |
• District | Tartar |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 385 |
Time zone | UTC+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
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, romanized: Surb 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
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Азербайджан заявил о гибели шести российских миротворцев в Нагорном Карабахе". Forbes.ru (in Russian). 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "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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