Tsmakahogh

Tsmakahogh (Armenian: Ծմակահող) or Bazarkend (Azerbaijani: Bazarkənd) is a village de facto in the Martakert Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Kalbajar 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]

Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend
Ծմակահող / Bazarkənd
St. Stephen's Church (1229) near Tsmakahogh
St. Stephen's Church (1229) near Tsmakahogh
Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend is located in Republic of Artsakh
Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend
Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend
Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend is located in Azerbaijan
Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend
Tsmakahogh / Bazarkend
Coordinates: 40°03′32.4″N 46°35′02.7″E
Country (de facto) Artsakh
 • ProvinceMartakert
Country (de jure) Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKalbajar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total261
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 12th/13th-century cemetery, St. Stephen's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Ստեփանոս եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Stepanos Yekeghetsi) built in 1229, and the 13th-century Mamkan Church (Armenian: Մամքան Եկեղեցի).[1]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a school, two shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 228 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 261 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. "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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