Noragyugh, Nagorno-Karabakh

Noragyugh (Armenian: Նորագյուղ) or Tazabine (Azerbaijani: Təzəbinə) 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. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

Noragyugh
Նորագյուղ
Təzəbinə
A sign reading "Noragyugh" and "Hovsepavan" in Armenian
A sign reading "Noragyugh" and "Hovsepavan" in Armenian
Noragyugh is located in Republic of Artsakh
Noragyugh
Noragyugh
Noragyugh is located in Azerbaijan
Noragyugh
Noragyugh
Coordinates: 39°55′39″N 46°46′41″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceAskeran
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Elevation
634 m (2,080 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total1,517
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

The modern village was founded in 1966 by settlers from the nearby village of Hin Noragyugh (Armenian: Հին Նորագյուղ, lit. 'Old Noragyugh'), which was founded in the early 1800s.[3]

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the shrine of Sare Khach (Armenian: Սարե Խաչ) from between the 12th and 20th centuries, St. George's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi) built in 1810, a 19th/20th-century cemetery, and a 19th-century spring monument.[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, a music school, five shops and a medical centre. The Noragyugh branch of the Askeran Children's Music School is also located in the village.[1]

Demographics

The village had 1,396 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 1,517 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • Municipality building
    Municipality building
  • School
    School
  • Kindergarten
    Kindergarten
  • Playground
    Playground
  • Khachkar
    Khachkar
  • Greenhouse
    Greenhouse
  • Religious shrine
    Religious shrine
  • Memorial
    Memorial
  • Panorama
    Panorama

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. Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2019). Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh (3rd ed.). Armeniapedia Publishing.
  4. Population of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (2005)
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