Kolatak

Kolatak
Քոլատակ
Kolatağ
A view of Kolatak
A view of Kolatak
Kolatak is located in Azerbaijan
Kolatak
Kolatak
Kolatak is located in East Zangezur Economic Region
Kolatak
Kolatak
Coordinates: 40°00′11″N 46°36′00″E / 40.00306°N 46.60000°E / 40.00306; 46.60000
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictAghdara
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
250
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Kolatak (Armenian: Քոլատակ; Azerbaijani: Kolatağ) is a village located 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]

Situated on a mountain above the village is the Armenian monastery of Hakobavank, from between the 7th and 13th centuries.

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 the monastery of Hakobavank (Armenian: Հակոբավանք; also known as the monastery of Metsaranits, Մեծառանից) from between the 7th and 13th centuries, the fortress of Kachaghakaberd (Armenian: Կաչաղակաբերդ) in the mountains to the south - an important fortress in the medieval Armenian Principality of Khachen, the medieval fortress of Berdakar (Armenian: Բերդաքար), khachkars from between the 9th and 13th centuries, the church of Koshik Anapat (Armenian: Կոշիկ անապատ), the fortress of Isarantsots (Armenian: Իսարանցոց) and a cemetery from between the 12th and 13th centuries, a 13th-century church, the village of Alan Veran (Armenian: Ալան Վերան) and a cemetery from between the 16th and 18th centuries, the 17th-century Mandur Church (Armenian: Մանդուռի եկեղեցի, romanized: Manduri Yekeghetsi), the 17th/18th-century village of Hndzan (Armenian: Հնձան), a 19th-century oil mill, and a cave.[1]

Economy and culture

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

Demographics

The village had 273 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 250 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • A view of the village
    A view of the village
  • Hakobavank complex
    Hakobavank complex
  • Scenery around Kolatak
    Scenery around Kolatak
  • Armenian-language inscription in the monastery of Hakobavank
    Armenian-language inscription in the monastery of Hakobavank
  • Mountains around Kolatak
    Mountains around Kolatak
  • The 12th/13th-century Koshik Anapat Church
    The 12th/13th-century Koshik Anapat Church

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.
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