Mets Shen, Martakert

Coordinates: 40°12′56″N 46°42′25″E / 40.21556°N 46.70694°E / 40.21556; 46.70694
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Mets Shen / Ulu Garabey
Մեծ Շեն / Ulu Qarabəy
Mets Shen / Ulu Garabey is located in Azerbaijan
Mets Shen / Ulu Garabey
Mets Shen / Ulu Garabey
Coordinates: 40°12′56″N 46°42′25″E / 40.21556°N 46.70694°E / 40.21556; 46.70694
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictTartar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total341
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Mets Shen (Armenian: Մեծ Շեն) or Ulu Garabey (Azerbaijani: Ulu Qarabəy) is a village that is located in the Tartar 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]

History[edit]

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

Historical heritage sites[edit]

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include tombs from the 2nd–1st millennia BCE, the medieval fortress of Dzoratap (Armenian: Ձորատափ), a 17th-century khachkar, and the 17th-century St. George's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, romanizedSurb Gevorg Yekeghetsi).[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, a kindergarten, two shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics[edit]

The village had 322 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 341 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d 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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