Kavahan (Armenian: Կավահան, also Ghavakhan, Ղավախան) or Gavahyn (Azerbaijani: Gavahın) is a village located in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Kavahan / Gavahyn
Կավահան / Gavahın | |
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  Kavahan / Gavahyn | |
| Coordinates: 39°45′50″N 46°54′53″E / 39.76389°N 46.91472°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| • District | Khojavend |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 75 |
| 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 a 16th-century khachkar, a 17th/18th-century cemetery, and the church of Surb Astvatsatsin (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին, lit. 'Holy Mother of God') built in 1871.[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, the Kavahan branch of the Kolkhozashen Secondary School, and a medical centre.[1]
Demographics edit
The village has an ethnic Armenian-majority population, had 124 inhabitants in 2005,[2] and 75 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Hakob Ghahramanyan. "Directory of socio-economic characteristics of NKR administrative-territorial units (2015)".
- ^ "The Results of the 2005 Census of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (PDF). National Statistic Service of the Republic of Artsakh.
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