Avdur
Avdur
Ավդուռ | |
|---|---|
  Avdur | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′38″N 46°56′22″E / 39.84389°N 46.93944°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojavend |
| Elevation | 863 m (2,831 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 127 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Avdur (Armenian: Ավդուռ) is a village located in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population before 2023 and in 1989.[2]
History
[edit]During the Soviet period, the village was a part of the Martuni District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Historical heritage sites
[edit]Historical heritage sites in and around the village include an 18th/19th-century cemetery, and the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1874.[1]
Economy and culture
[edit]The population is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. As of 2015, the village has a municipal building, a house of culture, a school, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics
[edit]The village had 151 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 127 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c d 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.
External links
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