Mehmana

Mehmana (Armenian: Մեհմանա, Greek: Μεχμανά) is a village de facto in the Martakert Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Not to be confused with Maymana, a city in Afghanistan.

Mehmana
Մէհմանա
Μεχμανά
Mehmana is located in Republic of Artsakh
Mehmana
Mehmana
Mehmana is located in Azerbaijan
Mehmana
Mehmana
Coordinates: 40°09′10″N 46°40′09″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceMartakert
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKalbajar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total26
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

Metal ore has historically been mined in the area of the village, including silver and lead. From the beginning of the 19th century, Pontic Greeks from present-day Turkey settled in Mehmana, with many coming to mine the ore found in the area.[2]

During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village was captured by Azerbaijani forces during the Mardakert and Martuni Offensives, and was almost completely destroyed, with the population fleeing and many moving to Greece. After the war, Artsakh rebuilt six houses in the village.[2] As of 2010, only one Greek resident remains in Mehmana.[3]

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include tombs from the 2nd–1st millennia BCE, a 12th/13th-century cemetery, the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1228, the Panaya Church (Armenian: Պանայա Եկեղեցի) built in 1249, and a 13th-century khachkar.[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, and an aid station.[1]

Demographics

The village had 27 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 26 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • Sign reading "Mehmana" in Armenian
    Sign reading "Mehmana" in Armenian
  • Cemetery
    Cemetery
  • Mehmana school
    Mehmana school

References
  1. Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. "Селу Мехмана – триста лет | Статьи | Главная | Научно-культурологический журнал".
  3. "«Հունաբնակ» գյուղի միակ հույնը". Azatutyun. 2010-07-10.
  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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