Kyatuk, Nagorno-Karabakh
Appearance
Kyatuk / Aghgadik
Քյաթուկ / Ağgədik | |
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Coordinates: 39°54′11″N 46°50′49″E / 39.90306°N 46.84694°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
• District | Khojaly |
Elevation | 985 m (3,232 ft) |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 6 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Kyatuk (Armenian: Քյաթուկ) or Aghgadik (Azerbaijani: Ağgədik) is a village in the Khojaly 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]
History
[edit]During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Economy and culture
[edit]The village is part of the community of Askeran.[1]
Demographics
[edit]The village had 8 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 6 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Notable people
[edit]- Mikael Aramyants (1843–1923) – Armenian oil magnate[5]
- Mikayel Varandian (1870–1934) – Armenian revolutionary and historian
Gallery
[edit]-
Semi-ruined Armenian Church of Kyatuk with attached store
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Ruined old Soviet store of Kyatuk
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
- ^ Vahe Antanesyan (2011-11-01). "Creator of Life". imYerevan.