Noragyugh, Nagorno-Karabakh

Place in Khojaly, Azerbaijan
Noragyugh
Նորագյուղ
Təzəbinə
A sign reading "Noragyugh" and "Hovsepavan" in Armenian
A sign reading "Noragyugh" and "Hovsepavan" in Armenian
39°55′39″N 46°46′41″E / 39.92750°N 46.77806°E / 39.92750; 46.77806
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Elevation
634 m (2,080 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total1,517
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Noragyugh (Armenian: Նորագյուղ) or Tazabine (Azerbaijani: Təzəbinə) is a village in the Khojaly 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[2] until the exodus of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3]

History

The modern village was founded in 1966 by settlers from the nearby village of Hin Noragyugh (Armenian: Հին Նորագյուղ, lit. 'Old Noragyugh'), which was founded in the early 1800s.[4]

During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 12th/13th-century khachkar, the shrine of Sare Khach (Armenian: Սարե Խաչ) from between the 12th and 20th centuries, St. George's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Gevorg Yekeghetsi) built in 1810, a 19th/20th-century cemetery, and a 19th-century spring monument.[1]

Economy and culture

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, a music school, five shops and a medical centre. The Noragyugh branch of the Askeran Children's Music School is also located in the village.[1]

Demographics

The village had 1,396 inhabitants in 2005,[5] and 1,517 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

  • Municipality building
    Municipality building
  • School
    School
  • Kindergarten
    Kindergarten
  • Playground
    Playground
  • Khachkar
    Khachkar
  • Greenhouse
    Greenhouse
  • Religious shrine
    Religious shrine
  • Memorial
    Memorial
  • Panorama
    Panorama

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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 (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.
  4. ^ Kiesling, Brady; Kojian, Raffi (2019). Rediscovering Armenia: An in-depth inventory of villages and monuments in Armenia and Artsakh (3rd ed.). Armeniapedia Publishing.
  5. ^ Population of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (2005)
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