Berkadzor (Armenian: Բերքաձոր) 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] The village was founded in 1998.
Berkadzor
Բերքաձոր | |
|---|---|
  Berkadzor | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′34″N 46°46′54″E / 39.87611°N 46.78167°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Elevation | 619 m (2,031 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 195 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Toponymy
editThe village is also known as Armenabad.
History
editDuring the Soviet period, the area around the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. On 25 September 2023, amid the exodus of ethnic Armenians from the region, a fuel depot in Berkadzor exploded, resulting in the deaths of at least 170 people and over 300 injuries.[4]
Historical heritage sites
editHistorical heritage sites in and around the village include tombs from the 2nd–1st millennia BCE.[1]
Economy and culture
editThe population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, as well as in different state institutions. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a school, two shops, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics
editThe village had 165 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 195 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
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.
- ^ "Death toll from fuel depot blast in Karabakh rises to 170, Armenpress reports". Reuters. 2023-09-29. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ "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 2013-01-09.
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