Mushkapat

Mushkapat (Armenian: Մուշկապատ; Azerbaijani: Müşkapat) 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.

Mushkapat
Մուշկապատ
Müşkapat
Mushkapat is located in Republic of Artsakh
Mushkapat
Mushkapat
Mushkapat is located in Azerbaijan
Mushkapat
Mushkapat
Coordinates: 39°46′17″N 46°58′46″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
  ProvinceMartuni
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
  DistrictKhojavend
Elevation
703 m (2,306 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
  Total372
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 17th/18th-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 secondary school, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 351 inhabitants in 2005,[2] and 372 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

Notable people

References

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