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Karmirgyugh, Nagorno-Karabakh

Karmirgyugh (Armenian: Կարմիրգյուղ, lit.'Red Village') or Gyzyloba (Azerbaijani: Qızıloba) is a village located in the Khojaly District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Prior to 2024, it was claimed by the Republic of Artsakh.

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 the 12th/13th-century Church of the Martyr (Armenian: Ըղեն նահատակ եկեղեցի, romanizedYghen Nahatak Yekeghetsi), an 18th/19th-century cemetery, the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit.'Holy Mother of God') built in 1841, a spring monument from 1862, and a bridge built in 1864.

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.

Demographics

The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population. It had 174 inhabitants in 2005, and 171 inhabitants in 2015.

References

  1. ^ Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
  2. ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.