Verin Horatagh
Վերին Հոռաթաղ | |
|---|---|
| Yuxarı Oratağ | |
Azerbaijan | |
| Coordinates: 40°07′07″N 46°32′19″E / 40.11861°N 46.53861°E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| • District | Aghdara |
| Elevation | 895 m (2,936 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 532 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Verin Horatagh (Armenian: Վերին Հոռաթաղ) or Yukhary Oratagh (Azerbaijani: Yuxarı Oratağ) is a village in the Aghdara District of Azerbaijan, in the 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 exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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 tombs from the 2nd–1st millennia BCE, and a 12th/13th-century khachkar.
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, six shops, and a medical centre.
Demographics
The village had 449 inhabitants in 2005, and 532 inhabitants in 2015.
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.
- ^ Sauer, Pjotr (2 October 2023). "'It's a ghost town': UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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