Nngi (Armenian: Ննգի) or Jamiyyat (Azerbaijani: Cəmiyyət) is a village located in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan. The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.[2]
Nngi / Jamiyyat
Ննգի / Cəmiyyət | |
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 The Bovurkhan Monastery near Nngi | |
  Nngi / Jamiyyat | |
| Coordinates: 39°47′38″N 46°53′16″E / 39.79389°N 46.88778°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojavend |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 334 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
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 the monastery complex of Bovurkhan (Armenian: Բովուրխան), a village from between the 11th and 17th centuries, and the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1895.[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 secondary school, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics edit
The village had 374 inhabitants in 2005,[3] and 334 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References edit
- ^ 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.
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