Nerkin Horatagh
Nerkin Horatagh (Armenian: Ներքին Հոռաթաղ) or Ashaghy Oratagh (Azerbaijani: Aşağı Oratağ) is a village de facto in the Martakert Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, de jure in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2] The village is located close to the town of Martakert.
Nerkin Horatagh Ներքին Հոռաթաղ | |
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| Aşağı Oratağ | |
St. George's Church in Nerkin Horatagh | |
Nerkin Horatagh Nerkin Horatagh | |
| Coordinates: 40°11′22″N 46°46′58″E / 40.18944°N 46.78278°ECoordinates: 40°11′22″N 46°46′58″E / 40.18944°N 46.78278°E | |
| Country (de facto) | Artsakh |
| • Province | Martakert |
| Country (de jure) | Azerbaijan |
| • District | Tartar |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 840 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a church built in 1094, a medieval cemetery, the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1904-1914,[1] and St. George's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi) built in 2012.[3]
Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, and mining. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, 10 shops, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics
The village had 776 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 840 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ "Արցախի Ներքին Հոռաթաղ գյուղում օծվել է Սբ. Գևորգ եկեղեցին". times.am. 2012-03-23.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links
- Nerkin Horatagh at GEOnet Names Server