Binə, Khojavend

Bina (Azerbaijani: Binə; Armenian: Բինա) or Tumi (Armenian: Տումի) is a village in the Khojavend 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]

Bina / Tumi
Binə / Տումի
Bina / Tumi is located in Azerbaijan
Bina / Tumi
Bina / Tumi
Bina / Tumi is located in Republic of Artsakh
Bina / Tumi
Bina / Tumi
Coordinates: 39°34′59″N 46°54′05″E
Country Azerbaijan
DistrictKhojavend
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total746
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Toponymy

The village was known as Domi (Armenian: Դոմի; Russian: Домы; Azerbaijani: Domı) during the Soviet period.[3]

History
11th-century Church of the Red Cross

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

The village was administered by the Republic of Artsakh as part of its Hadrut Province after the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. The village was captured in October 2020 by Azerbaijani forces during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war with the Armenian population of the village having previously evacuated.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a cemetery from between the 9th and 19th centuries, the 11th-century Church of the Red Cross (Armenian: Եկեղեցի Կարմիր Խաչ, romanized: Yekeghetsi Karmir Khach), a 12th/13th-century khachkar, a 12th/13th-century bridge, the fortress of Ghlen Kar (Armenian: Ղլեն Քար, also known as Dizapayt Fortress and Gorozaberd, Գոռոզաբերդ) from between the 13th and 19th centuries, and a 19th-century spring monument.[1]

Demographics

The village had 760 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 746 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • Igakuts Bridge
    Igakuts Bridge
  • Ghlen Kar Fortress
    Ghlen Kar Fortress
  • Bridge near Tumi
    Bridge near Tumi
  • Jrvanes Bridge
    Jrvanes Bridge

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. Landmine Mapper. "Azerbaijan (& Nagorno Karabakh) Topographic Map 1:200,000 Russian Soviet Military". GigaPan.
  4. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
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