Gülyataq
Vardadzor (Armenian: Վարդաձոր) or Gulyatag (Azerbaijani: Gülyataq; Armenian: Գյուլաթաղ, romanized: Gyulatagh) is a village that is located in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population before 2023 and in 1989.
History
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Mardakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the 12th/13th-century St. Joseph's Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Հովսեփ եկեղեցի, romanized: Surb Hovsep Yekeghetsi), a 12th/13th-century cemetery, and the Melik-Alaverdyan Fortress (Armenian: Մելիք-Ալավերդյանների ամրոց, romanized: Melik-Alaverdyanneri Amrots) built in 1799.
Economy and culture
The population is mainly engaged in mining, agriculture, and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a school, two shops, and a medical centre.
Demographics
The village had 193 inhabitants in 2005, and 199 inhabitants in 2015.
References
- ^ Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.