Krasni, Nagorno-Karabakh

Place in Khojaly, Azerbaijan
Krasni / Daghdaghan
Քռասնի / Dağdağan
39°47′52″N 46°49′18″E / 39.79778°N 46.82167°E / 39.79778; 46.82167
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Elevation
962 m (3,156 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total243
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Krasni (Armenian: Քռասնի) or Daghdaghan (Azerbaijani: Dağdağan) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2] It was under the de facto control of breakaway Republic of Artsakh until the Azerbaijani takeover of the region in 2023.[3]

History

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

Historical heritage sites

Historical heritage sites in and around the village include a 19th-century church and cemetery.[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, and a medical centre.[1]

Demographics

The village had 213 inhabitants in 2005,[4] and 243 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

Gallery

  • Landscape
    Landscape
  • Lake near the village
    Lake near the village
  • Museum
    Museum
  • Road leading to the village
    Road leading to the village
  • World War II Monument
    World War II Monument

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. ^ Nagorno-Karabakh’s breakaway government says it will dissolve itself, The Guardian, 28 Sep 2023, archieved on 15 Nov 2023
  4. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.

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  • Krasni, Nagorno-Karabakh at GEOnet Names Server
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