Verin Horatagh
Verin Horatagh Վերին Հոռաթաղ | |
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Yuxarı Oratağ | |
Azerbaijan | |
Coordinates: 40°07′07″N 46°32′19″E / 40.11861°N 46.53861°E | |
Country | ![]() |
• District | Kalbajar |
Elevation | 895 m (2,936 ft) |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 532 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Verin Horatagh (Armenian: Վերին Հոռաթաղ) or Yukhary Oratagh (Azerbaijani: Yuxarı Oratağ) is a village in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population before 2023 and in 1989.[2]
History
[edit]During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Mardakert 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 a 12th/13th-century khachkar.[1]
Economy and culture
[edit]The population is mainly engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, and mining. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a secondary school, six shops, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics
[edit]The village had 449 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 532 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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