Noragyugh, Nagorno-Karabakh
Noragyugh
Նորագյուղ | |
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Təzəbinə | |
![]() A sign reading "Noragyugh" and "Hovsepavan" in Armenian | |
Coordinates: 39°55′39″N 46°46′41″E / 39.92750°N 46.77806°E | |
Country | ![]() |
• District | Khojaly |
Elevation | 634 m (2,080 ft) |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 1,517 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Noragyugh (Armenian: Նորագյուղ) or Tazabine (Azerbaijani: Təzəbinə) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. Prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive, it was de facto controlled by the Republic of Artsakh.[2] The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[3]
History
[edit]The modern village was founded in 1966 by settlers from the nearby village of Hin Noragyugh (Armenian: Հին Նորագյուղ, lit. 'Old Noragyugh'), which was founded in the early 1800s.[4]
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
[edit]Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the shrine of Sare Khach (Armenian: Սարե Խաչ) from between the 12th and 20th centuries, St. George's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi) built in 1810, a 19th/20th-century cemetery, and a 19th-century spring monument.[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 music school, five shops and a medical centre. The Noragyugh branch of the Askeran Children's Music School is also located in the village.[1]
Demographics
[edit]The village had 1,396 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 1,517 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Gallery
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Municipality building
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School
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Kindergarten
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Playground
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Khachkar
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Greenhouse
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Religious shrine
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Memorial
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Panorama
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Nagorno-Karabakh’s breakaway government says it will dissolve itself, The Guardian, 28 Sep 2023, retrieved on 9 Nov 2023
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2019). Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh (3rd ed.). Armeniapedia Publishing.
- ^ Population of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (2005)
External links
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