Mədədkənd
Madadkend (Azerbaijani: Mədədkənd) or Madatashen (Armenian: Մադաթաշեն) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
Madadkend / Madatashen Mədədkənd / Մադաթաշեն | |
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Madadkend / Madatashen Madadkend / Madatashen | |
| Coordinates: 39°41′54″N 46°50′34″E / 39.69833°N 46.84278°ECoordinates: 39°41′54″N 46°50′34″E / 39.69833°N 46.84278°E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan Republic of Artsakh (claimed) |
| District | Khojaly |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 104 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
History
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. After the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village was administrated as part of the Askeran Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village was captured by Azerbaijan during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Subsequently, videos emerged online showing Azerbaijani forces committing a war crime by decapitating 69-year old Armenian Genadi Petrosyan.[3][4]
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 17th-century bridge, a 17th-century spring monument, an 18th/19th-century cemetery, a 19th-century watermill, and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God').[1]
Demographics
The village had 94 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 104 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Two men beheaded in videos from Nagorno-Karabakh war identified. The Guardian. 15 December 2020
- ^ Zwei Zivilisten in Bergkarabach enthauptet – mutmaßlich durch aserbaidschanische Soldaten. DER SPIEGEL. 15 December 2020
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links
- Mədədkənd at GEOnet Names Server