Kyatuk, Nagorno-Karabakh

Village in Nagorno-Karabakh
Place in Khojaly, Azerbaijan
Kyatuk / Aghgadik
Քյաթուկ / Ağgədik
Memorial in Kyatuk
Memorial in Kyatuk
39°54′11″N 46°50′49″E / 39.90306°N 46.84694°E / 39.90306; 46.84694
Country Azerbaijan
 • DistrictKhojaly
Elevation
985 m (3,232 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total6
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)

Kyatuk (Armenian: Քյաթուկ) or Aghgadik (Azerbaijani: Ağgədik) is a village in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. Prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive, it was de facto controlled by the Republic of Artsakh as a village in its Askeran Province. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]

History

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

Economy and culture

The village is part of the community of Askeran.[1]

Demographics

The village had 8 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 6 inhabitants in 2015.[1]

Notable people

  • Mikael Aramyants (1843–1923) – Armenian oil magnate[4]
  • Mikayel Varandian (1870–1934) – Armenian revolutionary and historian

Gallery

  • Semi-ruined Armenian Church of Kyatuk with attached store
    Semi-ruined Armenian Church of Kyatuk with attached store
  • Ruined old Soviet store of Kyatuk
    Ruined old Soviet store of Kyatuk

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
  4. ^ Vahe Antanesyan (2011-11-01). "Creator of Life". imYerevan.

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