Mokhratagh

Mokhratagh / Kichik Garabey
Մոխրաթաղ / Kiçik Qarabəy
Mokhratagh / Kichik Garabey is located in Azerbaijan
Mokhratagh / Kichik Garabey
Mokhratagh / Kichik Garabey
Coordinates: 40°12′50″N 46°45′11″E / 40.21389°N 46.75306°E / 40.21389; 46.75306
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictTartar
Elevation
760 m (2,490 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
341
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Mokhratagh (Armenian: Մոխրաթաղ) or Kichik Garabey (Azerbaijani: Kiçik Qarabəy) is a village located in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed 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

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 12th-century church of Iny Masants (Armenian: Ինը Մասանց), rebuilt in 1881, a medieval cemetery, and the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1883.[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, three shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 345 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 341 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References

  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.