Zoghalbulag (Azerbaijani: Zoğalbulaq) or Drakhtik (Armenian: Դրախտիկ, lit. 'little paradise') is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
Zoghalbulag / Drakhtik
Zoğalbulaq / Դրախտիկ | |
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  Zoghalbulag / Drakhtik  Zoghalbulag / Drakhtik | |
| Coordinates: 39°37′41″N 47°00′06″E / 39.62806°N 47.00167°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| District | Khojavend |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 450 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
History
editDuring the Soviet period, the village was part of the Hadrut District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. After the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village was administrated as part of the Hadrut Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village came under the control of Azerbaijan on 9 November 2020, during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[3]
Historical heritage sites
editHistorical heritage sites in and around the village include the church of Surb Grigor Narekatsi (Armenian: Սուրբ Գրիգոր Նարեկացի, lit. 'Gregory of Narek') built in 1645, a village and cemetery from between the 17th and 19th centuries, and a 17th/18th-century khachkar.[1]
Demographics
editThe village had 417 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 450 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ "Xocavənd rayonunun Zoğalbulaq kəndindən videogörüntülər - VİDEO".
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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