Spitakashen
Սպիտակաշեն
Ağkənd
Spitakashen is located in Azerbaijan
Spitakashen
Spitakashen
Spitakashen is located in Karabakh Economic Region
Spitakashen
Spitakashen
Coordinates: 39°49′24″N 47°01′04″E / 39.82333°N 47.01778°E / 39.82333; 47.01778
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojavend
Elevation
687 m (2,254 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total453
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Spitakashen (Armenian: Սպիտակաշեն) or Aghkend (Azerbaijani: Ağkənd) is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

Etymology

The village's name means "white 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 13th-century Holy Savior Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ Եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Amenaprkich Yekeghetsi) and a 13th-century cemetery.[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, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 437 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 453 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. ↑ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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