Arajadzor, Nagorno-Karabakh

Arajadzor (Armenian: Առաջաձոր) or Dovshanly (Azerbaijani: Dovşanlı) is a village that is, de facto, in the Martakert Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh; de jure, it is in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

For the village in Armenia, see Arajadzor.
Arajadzor / Dovshanly
Առաջաձոր / Dovşanlı
Arajadzor / Dovshanly is located in Republic of Artsakh
Arajadzor / Dovshanly
Arajadzor / Dovshanly
Arajadzor / Dovshanly is located in Azerbaijan
Arajadzor / Dovshanly
Arajadzor / Dovshanly
Coordinates: 40°03′37″N 46°36′40″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceMartakert
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKalbajar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total787
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include tombs from the 2nd–1st millennia BCE, a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the 12th/13th-century fortress of Tsiranakar (Armenian: Ծիրանաքար), the Harva Church (Armenian: Հարվա եկեղեցի) built in 1249, and the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1668.[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, a kindergarten, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 741 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 787 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References
  1. Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
  3. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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