Tblghu, Nagorno-Karabakh

Tblghu (Armenian: Թբլղու) or Damghaly (Azerbaijani: Damğalı) 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]

Tblghu / Damghaly
Թբլղու / Damğalı
Tblghu / Damghaly is located in Republic of Artsakh
Tblghu / Damghaly
Tblghu / Damghaly
Tblghu / Damghaly is located in Azerbaijan
Tblghu / Damghaly
Tblghu / Damghaly
Coordinates: 40°01′N 46°37′E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceMartakert
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKalbajar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total158
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 the 12th/13th-century fortress of Aghuyen (Armenian: Աղուեն), a 13th-century church, a 13th-century khachkar, and an 18th/19th-century cemetery.[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, the Tblghu branch of the Kolatak Secondary School, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 176 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 158 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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