Noragyugh (Armenian: Նորագյուղ) or Tazabine (Azerbaijani: Təzəbinə) 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]
Noragyugh
Նորագյուղ | |
|---|---|
| Təzəbinə | |
 A sign reading "Noragyugh" and "Hovsepavan" in Armenian | |
  Noragyugh  Noragyugh | |
| Coordinates: 39°55′39″N 46°46′41″E / 39.92750°N 46.77806°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Elevation | 634 m (2,080 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 1,517 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
History
editThe modern village was founded in 1966 by settlers from the nearby village of Hin Noragyugh (Armenian: Հին Նորագյուղ, lit. 'Old Noragyugh'), which was founded in the early 1800s.[4]
During 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 a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the shrine of Sare Khach (Armenian: Սարե Խաչ) from between the 12th and 20th centuries, St. George's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi) built in 1810, a 19th/20th-century cemetery, 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, a secondary school, a music school, five shops and a medical centre. The Noragyugh branch of the Askeran Children's Music School is also located in the village.[1]
Demographics
editThe village had 1,396 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 1,517 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Gallery
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Municipality building -
School -
Kindergarten -
Playground -
Khachkar -
Greenhouse -
Religious shrine -
Memorial -
Panorama
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.
- ^ Population of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (2005)
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