Mkhitarashen

Mkhitarashen / Mukhtar

Մխիթարաշեն / Muxtar
Mkhitarashen / Mukhtar Մխիթարաշեն / Muxtar
	Mkhitarashen / Mukhtar
	Coordinates: 39°45′41″N 46°46′28″E / 39.76139°N 46.77444°E
Country	Azerbaijan
• District	Khojaly
Population (2015)
• Total	91
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)

Mkhitarashen (Armenian: Մխիթարաշեն) or Mukhtar (Azerbaijani: Muxtar) is a village located in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Toponymy

The village was known as Mkhitarikend (Armenian: Մխիթարիքենդ; Azerbaijani: Mxitarikənd; Russian: Мхитарикенд) during the Soviet period.^[2]

History

During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. The village has been administrated as part of the Askeran Province of the Republic of Artsakh after the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.

There was some initial confusion regarding control of the village after the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war,^[3]^[4] however, on 1 March 2021, the Armenian news organization CivilNet published a video report from the village, confirming continued Artsakh control.^[5]

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 17th/18th-century cemetery and the 19th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God').^[1] A monument in honor of the 18th-century Armenian satirist and fabulist Pele Pughi was built in 1976 between Mkihtarashen and Shosh.^[6]

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, and a medical centre. Students study in the secondary school of the neighboring village of Shosh.^[1]

Demographics

The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 90 inhabitants in 2005,^[7] and 91 inhabitants in 2015.^[1]

Gallery

A view of the village
A sign reading "Mkhitarashen" in Armenian
Janapar Trail sign in the village
Monument to Pele Pughi
Aid station
WWII memorial

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
^ Landmine Mapper. "Azerbaijan (& Nagorno Karabakh) Topographic Map 1:200,000 Russian Soviet Military". GigaPan.
^ "Prezident: Azərbaycan Ordusu daha 48 kəndi, 1 qəsəbəni işğaldan azad edib". report.az (in Azerbaijani). 2020-11-09.
^ "Опубликован список 121 населенного пункта в Арцахе, которые перешли под контроль Азербайджана". newsarmenia.am. 2020-11-23.
^ "Մխիթարաշեն․ Հունոտի կիրճից որբացած գյուղը". youtube.com. CivilNet. 1 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^ "Pele Pughi Monument - Symbol of Humor and Joy of Artsakh People". armedia.am. 2020-06-06.
^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.

External links

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[2015statistics-1] Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".

[sovietmap-2] Landmine Mapper. "Azerbaijan (& Nagorno Karabakh) Topographic Map 1:200,000 Russian Soviet Military". GigaPan.

[3] "Prezident: Azərbaycan Ordusu daha 48 kəndi, 1 qəsəbəni işğaldan azad edib". report.az (in Azerbaijani). 2020-11-09.

[4] "Опубликован список 121 населенного пункта в Арцахе, которые перешли под контроль Азербайджана". newsarmenia.am. 2020-11-23.

[5] "Մխիթարաշեն․ Հունոտի կիրճից որբացած գյուղը". youtube.com. CivilNet. 1 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[6] "Pele Pughi Monument - Symbol of Humor and Joy of Artsakh People". armedia.am. 2020-06-06.

[2005nkrcensus-7] "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.

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v t e Askeran Province
Capital: Askeran
Urban communities	Askeran
Rural communities	Astghashen Aygestan Berkadzor Dahrav Dahraz Dashushen Harav Hilis Hovsepavan Ivanyan Jamilli Karmirgyugh Khachen Khachmach Khandzk Khnapat Khnatsakh Khndzristan Khramort Krasni Kyatuk Lusadzor Mkhitarashen Nakhijevanik Nerkin Sznek Noragyugh Patara Parukh Rev Sardarashen Sarnaghbyur Sarushen Shosh Tsaghkashat Urakhach Varazabun Vardadzor Verin Sznek
Not under Artsakh control	Akna Aknaghbyur Armenakavan Avetaranots Jraghatsner Madatashen Moshkhmhat Sghnakh Ughtasar

v t e Khojaly District
Capital: Khojaly
Ağbulaq Ağgədik Almalı Aranzəmin Aşağı Qılıçbağ Aşağı Quşçular Aşağı Yemişcan Badara Baharlı Ballıca Başkənd Canhəsən Cavadlar Cəmilli Çanaqçı Dağdağan Dağyurd Daşbaşı Daşbulaq Daşkənd Dəhrəz Dəmirçilər Əsgəran Fərrux Harov Kosalar Malibeyli Mədədkənd Mehdibəyli Meşəli Muxtar Naxçıvanlı Pircamal Pirlər Qarabulaq Qarakötük Qayabaşı Qışlaq Qızıloba Seyidbəyli Sərdarkənd Sığnaq Suncinka Şəlvə Şuşikənd Təzəbinə Ulubaba Xaçmaç Xanabad Xanyeri Xanyurdu Xocalı Yalobakənd Yuxarı Quşçular Yuxarı Yemişcan