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Krasni, Nagorno-Karabakh

Coordinates: 39°47′52″N 46°49′18″E / 39.79778°N 46.82167°E / 39.79778; 46.82167
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Krasni / Daghdaghan
Քռասնի / Dağdağan
Krasni / Daghdaghan is located in Azerbaijan
Krasni / Daghdaghan
Krasni / Daghdaghan
Krasni / Daghdaghan is located in Karabakh Economic Region
Krasni / Daghdaghan
Krasni / Daghdaghan
Coordinates: 39°47′52″N 46°49′18″E / 39.79778°N 46.82167°E / 39.79778; 46.82167
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Elevation
962 m (3,156 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total243
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Krasni (Armenian: Քռասնի) or Daghdaghan (Azerbaijani: Dağdağan) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population[2] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]

History

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

Historical heritage sites

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Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 19th-century church and cemetery.[1]

Economy and culture

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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

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The village had 213 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 243 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

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References

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  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. ^ Sauer, Pjotr (2 October 2023). "'It's a ghost town': UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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