Mkhitarashen

Mkhitarashen (Armenian: Մխիթարաշեն) or Mukhtar (Azerbaijani: Muxtar) is a village de facto in the Askeran Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

For other uses, see Mukhtar (disambiguation).
Mkhitarashen / Mukhtar
Մխիթարաշեն / Muxtar
Mkhitarashen / Mukhtar is located in Republic of Artsakh
Mkhitarashen / Mukhtar
Mkhitarashen / Mukhtar
Mkhitarashen / Mukhtar is located in Azerbaijan
Mkhitarashen / Mukhtar
Mkhitarashen / Mukhtar
Coordinates: 39°45′41″N 46°46′28″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceAskeran
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total91
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Toponymy

The village was known as Mkhitarikend (Armenian: Մխիթարիքենդ; Azerbaijani: Mxitarikənd; Russian: Мхитарикенд) during the Soviet period.[2]

History

During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. The village has been administrated as part of the Askeran Province of the Republic of Artsakh after the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.

There was some initial confusion regarding control of the village after the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war,[3][4] however, on 1 March 2021, the Armenian news organization CivilNet published a video report from the village, confirming continued Artsakh control.[5]

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 17th/18th-century cemetery and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God').[1] A monument in honor of the 18th-century Armenian satirist and fabulist Pele Pughi was built in 1976 between Mkihtarashen and Shosh.[6]

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, and a medical centre. Students study in the secondary school of the neighboring village of Shosh.[1]

Demographics

The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 90 inhabitants in 2005,[7] and 91 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • A view of the village
    A view of the village
  • A sign reading "Mkhitarashen" in Armenian
    A sign reading "Mkhitarashen" in Armenian
  • Janapar Trail sign in the village
    Janapar Trail sign in the village
  • Monument to Pele Pughi
    Monument to Pele Pughi
  • Aid station
    Aid station
  • WWII memorial
    WWII memorial

References
  1. Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. Landmine Mapper. "Azerbaijan (& Nagorno Karabakh) Topographic Map 1:200,000 Russian Soviet Military". GigaPan.
  3. "Prezident: Azərbaycan Ordusu daha 48 kəndi, 1 qəsəbəni işğaldan azad edib". report.az (in Azerbaijani). 2020-11-09.
  4. "Опубликован список 121 населенного пункта в Арцахе, которые перешли под контроль Азербайджана". newsarmenia.am. 2020-11-23.
  5. "Մխիթարաշեն․ Հունոտի կիրճից որբացած գյուղը". youtube.com. CivilNet. 1 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  6. "Pele Pughi Monument - Symbol of Humor and Joy of Artsakh People". armedia.am. 2020-06-06.
  7. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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