Nerkin Horatagh

Nerkin Horatagh / Ortakend
Ներքին Հոռաթաղ / Ortakənd
St. George's Church in Nerkin Horatagh
St. George's Church in Nerkin Horatagh
Nerkin Horatagh / Ortakend is located in Azerbaijan
Nerkin Horatagh / Ortakend
Nerkin Horatagh / Ortakend
Nerkin Horatagh / Ortakend is located in Karabakh Economic Region
Nerkin Horatagh / Ortakend
Nerkin Horatagh / Ortakend
Coordinates: 40°11′22″N 46°46′58″E / 40.18944°N 46.78278°E / 40.18944; 46.78278
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictAghdara
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
840
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Nerkin Horatagh (Armenian: Ներքին Հոռաթաղ; Azerbaijani: Aşağı Oratağ) or Ortakend (Azerbaijani: Ortakənd) is a village in the Aghdara 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] The village is located close to the town of Martakert.

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a church built in 1094, a medieval cemetery, the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1904-1914,[1] and St. George's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi) built in 2012.[4]

Economy and culture

The population is mainly engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, and mining. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, 10 shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 776 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 840 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. ^ "Արցախի Ներքին Հոռաթաղ գյուղում օծվել է Սբ. Գևորգ եկեղեցին". times.am. 2012-03-23.
  5. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.