Qarakənd
Karakend (Qarakənd), or Berdashen is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population until the expulsion of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Qarakənd
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- Karakend / Berdashen
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Karakend / Berdashen • Native Name — Qarakənd / Բերդաշեն • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Azerbaijan • Subdivision Type1 — District • Subdivision Name1 — Khojavend • Population As Of — 2015 • Population Total — 1,606 • Time Zone — AZT • Utc Offset — +4 • Elevation M — 656
History
History
During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, on November 20, 1991, an Azerbaijani MI-8 military helicopter, carrying a peacekeeping mission team consisting of 13 Azerbaijani government officials, 2 Russian and 1 Kazakhstani Ministry of Internal Affairs officials, 3 Azerbaijani journalists and 3 helicopter crewmen was shot down by Armenian forces near the village. All 22 people (19 passengers and 3 crew) on board were killed in the crash.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 12th-century khachkar, the 17th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God), the chapel of Mets Nahatak built in 1676, a 17th/18th-century shrine and the fortress of Kusaberd, also known as Aghjkaberd.
Economy and culture
Economy and culture
As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a secondary school, a kindergarten, six shops, and a medical centre.
Demographics
Demographics
The village had 1,498 inhabitants in 2005, and 1,606 inhabitants in 2015.
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Gallery
• Illustration — "Pitsi Nahatak" chapel • Illustration — Kusaberd-Aghjkaberd monument
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- 1.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. ‘It’s a ghost town’: UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled. The Guardian. 2 October 2023. 0261-3077.
- 4.Roman Glebov. Республики. В Азербайджане сбит вертолет с VIP на борту. Kommersant. 1991-11-25.
- 5.Menashri, David. Central Asia Meets Middle East. Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. 155. 1998. 0-7146-4600-8.
- 6.Azerbaijan Association. 17 year passes since "Mi-8" military helicopter was shot in Garakand sky – complete list of the perished people. November 21, 2008.
- 7.Population of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (2005).
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