Sardarashen (Armenian: Սարդարաշեն) or Sardarkend (Azerbaijani: Sərdarkənd) 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]
Sardarashen / Sardarkend
Սարդարաշեն / Sərdarkənd | |
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 A view of Sardarashen | |
  Sardarashen / Sardarkend  Sardarashen / Sardarkend | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′22″N 46°45′43″E / 39.98944°N 46.76194°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Elevation | 1,004 m (3,294 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 137 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
History
editThe modern village was founded in the 1760s.[4] During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
editHistorical heritage sites in and around the village include the cave of Chngl (Armenian: Չնգլ), the village of Norshen (Armenian: Նորշեն) from between the 12th and 19th centuries, a 12th/13th-century khachkar, a cemetery from between the 17th and 19th centuries, the 18th-century St. George's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi), and a 19th/20th-century shrine.[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, a secondary school, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics
editThe village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population. It had 181 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 137 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.
- ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2019). Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh (3rd ed.). Armeniapedia Publishing.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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