Qarabulaq, Khojaly

Garabulag (Azerbaijani: Qarabulaq) or Aknaghbyur (Armenian: Ակնաղբյուր) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

For the village of Aknaghbyur, formerly in the province of Hadrut, Artsakh, see Ağbulaq, Khojavend.
Garabulag / Aknaghbyur
Qarabulaq / Ակնաղբյուր
Garabulag / Aknaghbyur is located in Azerbaijan
Garabulag / Aknaghbyur
Garabulag / Aknaghbyur
Garabulag / Aknaghbyur is located in Republic of Artsakh
Garabulag / Aknaghbyur
Garabulag / Aknaghbyur
Coordinates: 39°42′18″N 46°51′54″E
Country Azerbaijan
DistrictKhojaly
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total612
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

History

During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. The village was administrated as part of the Askeran Province of the Republic of Artsakh after the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. The village was captured by Azerbaijan on 7 November 2020, during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[3]

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a cemetery from between the 17th and 19th centuries, the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God'), a 19th-century watermill, and a 20th-century bridge.[1]

Demographics

The village had 578 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 612 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

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. "Алиев заявил о взятии ряда населенных пунктов в Карабахе". Газета.Ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  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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