Norshen, Nagorno-Karabakh

For other places with the same name, see Norshen.
Norshen / Yenikend
Նորշեն / Yenikənd
Norshen / Yenikend is located in Azerbaijan
Norshen / Yenikend
Norshen / Yenikend
Coordinates: 39°50′59″N 46°58′41″E / 39.84972°N 46.97806°E / 39.84972; 46.97806
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojavend
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
354
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Norshen (Armenian: Նորշեն) or Yenikend (Azerbaijani: Yenikənd) is a village located in the Khojavend 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]

Etymology

The village's name means "new village" in both Armenian and Azerbaijani.

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 19th-century St. John's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Հովհաննես եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Hovhannes Yekeghetsi), and a bridge built in 1912.[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, two shops, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 372 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 354 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.
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