Muradxanlı, Qubadli
History
The village was located in the Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, coming under the control of ethnic Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in the early 1990s. The village subsequently became part of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as part of its Kashatagh Province, referred to as Hakari (Armenian: Հակարի). It was recaptured by the Azerbaijani Army on 2 November 2020 during the Lachin offensive.
Historical heritage sites
Historical heritage sites in and around the village include the fortress of Karnakash (Armenian: Կառնակաշ, also Ghalali), two reservoirs, and a defensive wall from between the 11th and 14th centuries, as well as the 14th-century khachkar of Hakari (Հակարի).
Demographics
The village had 126 inhabitants in 2005, and 119 inhabitants in 2015.
References
- ^ Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ Azərbaycan Respublikası Müdafiə Nazirliyi. "Qubadlı rayonunun Muradxanlı kəndindən videogörüntülər". YouTube.
- ^ Samvel Karapetyan (2001). Armenian Cultural Monuments In The Region Of Karabakh (PDF). Research on Armenian Architecture.
- ^ "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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