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Azykh (Azerbaijani: Azıx) or Azokh (Armenian: Ազոխ)[2] is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village is situated on the river of Ishkhanchay (Azerbaijani: İşxançay) or Ishkhanaget (Armenian: Իշխանագետ), near the Azykh Cave. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[3] The village was part of the Hadrut Province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh between 1992 and 2020.
Azykh / Azokh
Azıx / Ազոխ | |
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  Azykh / Azokh | |
| Coordinates: 39°37′14″N 46°58′42″E / 39.62056°N 46.97833°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| District | Khojavend |
| Elevation | 686 m (2,251 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 741 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Etymology edit
According to the "Encyclopedic Dictionary of Azerbaijani Toponyms", the name Azykh originates from Old Turkic, meaning "bear den".[4] According to the book "Historical-Architectural Monuments of Nagorno-Karabakh" by Shahen Mkrtchyan, the name Azokh originates from the Armenian word Ազոխ, Azokh, meaning "unripe grapes".[5]
History edit
The Azykh Cave, located near the village, is a six-cave complex, known as a habitation site of prehistoric humans.[6] The ancient layers of the Middle Paleolithic have yielded Neanderthal fossil remains that may date from around 300,000 years ago.[7]
During the Soviet period, the village was part of the Hadrut District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast within the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. After the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the village was administrated as part of the Hadrut Province of the Republic of Artsakh.
The village came under the control of Azerbaijan on 9 November 2020, during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[8] Subsequently, The Guardian and Der Spiegel reported that Azerbaijani forces committed a war crime by decapitating Yuri Asryan, an 82-year-old Armenian man who remained in Azokh despite the Azerbaijani offensive towards the village.[9][10]
Historical heritage sites edit
Azykh contains a number of historical heritage sites, two of which are registered by the Republic of Artsakh as immovable cultural heritage sites.[11] The registered sites are the Azykh Cave, dating back to the Stone Age, located 700 m to the southeast, as well as the 13th-century bridge of Tsiltakhach (Armenian: Ծիլտախաչ), located 1 km to the southeast.[12][13][14] In addition, the village contains the 17th-century church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') - a 14 m long and 8 m wide stone building built on two arches,[12][13] and a historical cemetery dating from between the 10th and 19th centuries.[12] Amarkhatun Monastery, Tsitskar Fortress, and Melik Sagam's battlement are also located near the village.[13]
References edit
- ^ Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ "Azix, Azerbaijan". Falling Rain.
- ^ Андрей Зубов. "Андрей Зубов. Карабах: Мир и Война". drugoivzgliad.com.
- ^ "Azərbaycan toponimlərinin ensiklopedik lüğəti" ("Энциклопедический словарь азербайджанских топонимов" в 2-х томах). — 2007. — Баку: "Şərq-Qərb" ("Восток-Запад"), 2007. — С. Том 1.
- ^ Mkrtchyan, Shahen (1980). Historical-Architectural Monuments of Nagorno-Karabakh (PDF). Yerevan,Armenia. p. 91.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Stepʻan Tigrani, Melikʻ-Bakhshyan (1979). Hayotsʻ patmutʻyan aghbyuragitutʻyun (hnaguyn zhamanakneritsʻ minchʻev XVIII dari verjě). Yerevan: University of Michigan; Yerevan University Publishing House. p. 323.
- ^ Fernández-Jalvo, Y; King, T; Yepiskoposyan, L; Andrews, P (2016), "Introduction: Azokh Cave and the Transcaucasian Corridor", Azokh Cave and the Transcaucasian Corridor, Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 1–26, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-24924-7_1, ISBN 978-3-319-24922-3, retrieved 2021-05-16
- ^ "Daha 23 kənd işğaldan azad edildi". report.az (in Azerbaijani). 9 November 2020.
- ^ Two men beheaded in videos from Nagorno-Karabakh war identified. The Guardian. 15 December 2020
- ^ Zwei Zivilisten in Bergkarabach enthauptet – mutmaßlich durch aserbaidschanische Soldaten. Der Spiegel. 15 December 2020
- ^ List of immovable cultural monuments of the history of the Artsakh Republic, published by the Department of Tourism, Historical Environment Protection under the Government of the Artsakh Republic.
- ^ a b c "Տեղեկատու ԼՂՀ վարչատարածքային միավորների սոցիալ-տնտեսական բնութագրերի". Արցախի Էլեկտրոնային Գրադարան (in Armenian). Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ a b c Այվազյան, Հովհաննես Մնացականի; Բալայան, Զորի Հայկի (2004). Ղարաբաղյան ազատագրական պատերազմ 1988-1994: Հանրագիտարան 1 հատորով (in Armenian). Հայկական հանրագիտարան հրատարակչություն. ISBN 978-5-89700-023-4.
- ^ "ԱՀ Ազգային ժողով | Պաշտոնական կայք | nankr.am". www.nankr.am. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
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