Kmkadzor, Nagorno-Karabakh

Kmkadzor (Armenian: Քմքաձոր) or Megrelalay (Azerbaijani: Meqrelalay) is a village that is, de facto, in the Martakert Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh; de jure it is in the Tartar 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]

Kmkadzor / Megrelalay
Քմքաձոր / Meqrelalay
Kmkadzor / Megrelalay is located in Republic of Artsakh
Kmkadzor / Megrelalay
Kmkadzor / Megrelalay
Kmkadzor / Megrelalay is located in Azerbaijan
Kmkadzor / Megrelalay
Kmkadzor / Megrelalay
Coordinates: 40°14′40.6″N 46°44′12.6″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceMartakert
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictTartar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total116
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Toponymy

The village was known as Mingrelsk (Russian: Мингрельск) during the Soviet period.[3]

History

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

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, and mining. The village is part of the community of Maghavuz.[1]

Demographics

The village had 75 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 116 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. Landmine Mapper. "Azerbaijan (& Nagorno Karabakh) Topographic Map 1:200,000 Russian Soviet Military". GigaPan.
  4. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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