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Maghavuz, Nagorno-Karabakh

Coordinates: 40°15′04″N 46°41′55″E / 40.25111°N 46.69861°E / 40.25111; 46.69861
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Maghavuz / Chardagly
Մաղավուզ / Çardaqlı
St. George's Church in Maghavuz
St. George's Church in Maghavuz
Maghavuz / Chardagly is located in Azerbaijan
Maghavuz / Chardagly
Maghavuz / Chardagly
Coordinates: 40°15′04″N 46°41′55″E / 40.25111°N 46.69861°E / 40.25111; 46.69861
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictTartar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total540
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Maghavuz (Armenian: Մաղավուզ) or Chardagly (Azerbaijani: Çardaqlı) 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

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

Historical heritage sites

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Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a medieval village, a chapel built in 1260, a 13th-century khachkar, and the 19th-century St. George's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi).[1]

Economy and culture

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

Demographics

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The village had 468 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 540 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References

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  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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