Machkalashen
Machkalashen (Armenian: Մաճկալաշեն; Azerbaijani: Cütcü) 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-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2] The Amaras Monastery is located close to the village.
Machkalashen
Մաճկալաշեն | |
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Cütcü | |
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Coordinates: 39°41′38″N 47°01′44″E | |
Country (de facto) | ![]() |
• Province | Martuni |
Country (de jure) | ![]() |
• District | Khojavend |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 546 |
Time zone | UTC+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 secondary school, a kindergarten, and a medical centre.[1]
References
- Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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