Hin Shen

Hin Shen (Armenian: Հին Շեն, also Hinshen, Հինշեն) or Kichik Galadarasi (Azerbaijani: Kiçik Qaladərəsi) is a village in the Shusha District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controled by the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

Hin Shen / Kichik Galadarasi
Հին Շեն / Kiçik Qaladərəsi
Hin Shen / Kichik Galadarasi is located in Azerbaijan
Hin Shen / Kichik Galadarasi
Hin Shen / Kichik Galadarasi
Coordinates: 39°38′14″N 46°36′10″E
Country Azerbaijan
DistrictShusha
Population
 (2015)[1]
  Total190
Time zoneUTC+4

Toponymy

The village was known as Kirov (Russian: Киров) during the Soviet period,[3] and is also known as Koynashen.

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the medieval caravanserai of Pulen Glukh (Armenian: Փուլեն Գլուխ), a church built in 1658, and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit.'Holy Mother of God').[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 school, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 176 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 190 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References

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