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Tonashen

Coordinates: 40°18′10″N 46°41′26″E / 40.30278°N 46.69056°E / 40.30278; 46.69056
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Tonashen
Տոնաշեն
Təpəkənd
Village entrance, 2011
Village entrance, 2011
Tonashen is located in Azerbaijan
Tonashen
Tonashen
Tonashen is located in Karabakh Economic Region
Tonashen
Tonashen
Coordinates: 40°18′10″N 46°41′26″E / 40.30278°N 46.69056°E / 40.30278; 46.69056
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictTartar
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total84
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Tonashen (Armenian: Տոնաշեն; Azerbaijani: Tonaşen) or Tapakend (Azerbaijani: Təpəkənd) is a village in the Tartar 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

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During the Soviet period, the village was a 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 the fortress of Jraberd (Armenian: Ջրաբերդ) from between the 9th and 18th centuries, a medieval church, a 12th/13th-century cemetery, a 13th-century khachkar, the medieval village of Mets Tvot (Armenian: Մեծ Թթոտ), the 13th-century church of Kotrats Yeghtsi (Armenian: Կոտրած եղցի), and the monastery of Yerits Mankants (Armenian: Երից Մանկանց) built in 1691.[1]

Economy and culture

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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

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The village had 79 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 84 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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