Yeni Kərki

Yeni Kərki
Yeni Kərki
Municipality
	Yeni Kərki
	Coordinates: 39°18′36″N 45°13′18″E
Country	Azerbaijan
Autonomous republic	Nakhchivan
District	Kangarli
Population (2005)
• Total	380
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)

Yeni Kərki is a village and the least populous municipality in the Kangarli District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan.

It is located near to the Nakhchivan-Sharur highway, 14 km (9 miles) in the north-east from the district center. Its population is mainly busy with animal husbandry. There is a secondary school, club, library and a medical center in the village. It has a population of 380.[1]

History

Yeni Kərki (New Karki) was founded by refugees from the village of Karki in the Sadarak District, which was occupied by Armenia on 19 January 1990, during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.[2][3][4][1]

References

ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. II. Baku: ANAS. p. 356. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
"Kərkinin taleyi". Archived from the original on 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
Sadarak District Court

Yeni Kərki at GEOnet Names Server

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[ANAS-1] ANAS, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2005). Nakhchivan Encyclopedia. Vol. II. Baku: ANAS. p. 356. ISBN 5-8066-1468-9.

[2] Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

[3] "Kərkinin taleyi". Archived from the original on 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2016-06-11.

[4] Sadarak District Court