Rev (Armenian: Ռև, also Rrev) or Shalva (Azerbaijani: Şəlvə) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population[2] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]
Rev / Shalva
Ռև / Şəlvə | |
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  Rev / Shalva  Rev / Shalva | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′09″N 46°42′50″E / 39.98583°N 46.71389°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Elevation | 984 m (3,228 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 110 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
History
editDuring the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
editHistorical heritage sites in and around the village include an 18th/19th-century cemetery, St. Stephen's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Stepanos Yekeghetsi) built in 1894, and a 19th-century spring monument.[1]
Economy and culture
editThe 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 Tsaghkashat.[1]
Demographics
editThe village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population. It had 113 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 110 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Gallery
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Scenery -
St. Stephen's Church -
Municipal building -
First aid station -
Buildings in the village -
WWII memorial
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Sauer, Pjotr (2 October 2023). "'It's a ghost town': UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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