Ashan, Nagorno-Karabakh
Place in Khojavend, Azerbaijan
Ashan Աշան | |
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| Heşan | |
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39°50′47″N 46°59′49″E / 39.84639°N 46.99694°E / 39.84639; 46.99694 | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojavend |
| Elevation | 745 m (2,444 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 544 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Ashan (Armenian: Աշան) or Heshan (Azerbaijani: Heşan) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 7th-century chapel, a 17th/18th-century village and cemetery, and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God').[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 kindergarten, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics
The village had 588 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 544 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links
- Ashan, Nagorno-Karabakh at GEOnet Names Server
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Martuni Province
Capital: Martuni
- Martuni
- Chartar
- Zoravan (Nerkin Chartar)
- Jivani
- Sargsashen
- Shekher
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