Mushkapat
Mushkapat
Մուշկապատ | |
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| Müşkapat | |
  Mushkapat | |
| Coordinates: 39°46′17″N 46°58′46″E / 39.77139°N 46.97944°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojavend |
| Elevation | 703 m (2,306 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 372 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Mushkapat (Armenian: Մուշկապատ; Azerbaijani: Müşkapat) is a village located in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
History[edit]
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites[edit]
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 17th/18th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God').[1]
Economy and culture[edit]
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, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics[edit]
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 351 inhabitants in 2005,[2] and 372 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Notable people[edit]
- Bagrat Ulubabyan (1925-2001) – Armenian writer and historian
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links[edit]
Capital: Martuni | ||
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| Not under Artsakh control |
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