Khnushinak

Khnushinak (Armenian: Խնուշինակ) or Khanoba (Azerbaijani: Xanoba) 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. The village has an ethnic Armenian population, and had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

Khnushinak
Խնուշինակ
Xanoba
Scenery around Khnushinak
Scenery around Khnushinak
Khnushinak is located in Republic of Artsakh
Khnushinak
Khnushinak
Khnushinak is located in Azerbaijan
Khnushinak
Khnushinak
Coordinates: 39°45′51.8″N 47°02′25.8″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceMartuni
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojavend
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total615
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God'), and the 19th/20th-century village of Hin Khnushinak (Armenian: Հին Խնուշինակ, lit. 'Old Khnushinak')[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, a secondary school, two shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 664 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 615 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • St. Astvatsatsin Church
    St. Astvatsatsin Church
  • St. Astvatsatsin Church interior
    St. Astvatsatsin Church interior
  • A monument for the fallen in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War
    A monument for the fallen in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War
  • The ruined village of Hin Khnushinak
    The ruined village of Hin Khnushinak

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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