Karahunj, Nagorno-Karabakh

Karahunj (Armenian: Քարահունջ) or Garazami (Azerbaijani: Qarazəmi) is a village de facto in the Martuni Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

For the village in Goranboy District, see Karahoundge, Goranboy.
For the village in Armenia, see Karahunj.
Karahunj
Քարահունջ
Qarazəmi
Karahunj is located in Republic of Artsakh
Karahunj
Karahunj
Karahunj is located in Azerbaijan
Karahunj
Karahunj
Coordinates: 39°44′03.6″N 46°59′35.8″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceMartuni
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojavend
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total168
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

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

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, a school, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 178 inhabitants in 2005,[2] and 168 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References
  1. Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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