Tsaghkashat, Nagorno-Karabakh
Tsaghkashat (Armenian: Ծաղկաշատ, lit. 'plentiful flowers') or Gyshlag (Armenian: Ղշլաղ, romanized: Ghshlagh; Azerbaijani: Qışlaq) is a village located in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Tsaghkashat / Gyshlag Ծաղկաշատ / Qışlaq | |
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Nikol Duman House Museum in the village | |
Tsaghkashat / Gyshlag | |
| Coordinates: 39°58′26″N 46°43′01″E / 39.97389°N 46.71694°E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojaly |
| Elevation | 803 m (2,635 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 172 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Toponymy edit
The village is also known as Keshish Kand and Kishlagkend.
History edit
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites edit
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include tombs from the 2nd–1st millennia BCE and the Early Middle Ages, the 12th/13th-century village of Vaka (Armenian: Վաքա), a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the nearby medieval village of Shinategh (Armenian: Շինատեղ), a chapel from the Middle Ages 1 km to the south, the 18th-century religious site of Gharabek (Armenian: Ղարաբեկ) 2 km to the south, an 18th-century cemetery, the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God'), and the Nikol Duman House Museum displaying 19th/20th-century life in the village.[1][2]
Economy and culture edit
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 edit
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 200 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 172 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Notable people edit
- Nikol Duman (12 January 1867 – 23 September 1914)
Gallery edit
- Museum in the village
- World War II monument
- Memorial
- A view of the village
- A view of the village
References edit
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2019). Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh (3rd ed.). Armeniapedia Publishing.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
External links edit
- Tsaghkashat, Nagorno-Karabakh at GEOnet Names Server
- A short documentary about the village on YouTube