Nerkin Sznek (Armenian: Ներքին Սզնեք) or Ashagy Yemishjan (Azerbaijani: Aşağı Yemişcan) 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]
Nerkin Sznek / Ashagy Yemishjan
Ներքին Սզնեք / Aşağı Yemişcan | |
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  Nerkin Sznek / Ashagy Yemishjan  Nerkin Sznek / Ashagy Yemishjan | |
| Coordinates: 39°44′27.8″N 46°50′24.8″E / 39.741056°N 46.840222°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Elevation | 1,032 m (3,386 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 131 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
History
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include an 18th/19th-century cemetery, the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1849, a 19th-century watermill, and a 19th-century spring monument.[1]
Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a medical centre, and a secondary school that is shared with the neighboring village of Verin Sznek.[1]
Demographics
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 129 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 131 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Nerkin Sznek, Nagorno-Karabakh at GEOnet Names Server
- A short documentary about the village on YouTube
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